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avoidance

[uh-void-ns] / əˈvɔɪd ns /


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While living with a body is "very difficult to understand", said forensic psychologist Dr Catrin Williams, it highlighted a lot of Morgan's avoidance.

From BBC

Harm reduction strategies focus on minimizing risk rather than insisting on total avoidance.

From Science Daily

"For the avoidance of doubt, it is our clients' instruction that the allegations underlying the criminal case are denied," the letter said.

From BBC

The 35-year-old was told he had avoidance anxiety: "I wouldn't cross a road, I wouldn't take the kids to school."

From BBC

That has led to a surge in "healthcare avoidance" in the Somali and Hispanic communities, it reported.

From Barron's