avoidance
Example Sentences
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For most people, moderation matters more than complete avoidance.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Research shows that vitality is improved by challenging avoidance, stasis and soothing habits—and instead leaning into uncertainty and discomfort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
It started with members from one group chasing the other and prolonged periods of avoidance.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
But at some point, financial engineering stops being strategy and starts being avoidance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
For his part, Jefferson kept repeating the avoidance argument he had fashioned in 1805.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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