avoid
Example Sentences
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Running such software directly on a machine helps these people avoid usage quotas from cloud-based providers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The grocery chain decided to settle to avoid a long and costly litigation process.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The same would apply to Westwood and Poulter, who resigned from the tour in order to avoid the fines.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
So why does it happen, and can future retirees avoid it?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
I would have liked to avoid the general store—and seeing Rae Ellen again—but there was that sugar and those clothespins I’d promised to get.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing avoid
"Brothers in Hope"
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Workshop 5, Part 1
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