avoid
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“We encourage homeowners to make partial payments whenever possible to avoid a balloon payment on June 30, 2030,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Three main workarounds have helped energy markets avoid deeper problems from a pricing perspective.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Diogo Mónica, who has amassed sizable positions in a number of startups over his career, set up a plan to avoid rash decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Conventional logic would suggest that Iran should avoid actions that could endanger diplomacy.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing avoid
"Brothers in Hope"
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Workshop 5, Part 1
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