avoiding

Example Sentences

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Warsh’s first months as chair will test whether the Fed can maintain inflation credibility while avoiding unnecessary damage to an already pressured consumer economy.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

We agreed on the importance of cooperation and avoiding isolationism, recognising that public health threats do not respect borders and require coordinated regional and global action.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Chip makers can focus on designing the best chips, while avoiding the costly and messy business of actually producing them.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

That gap also suggested a resolution to the paradox of highly social creatures’ avoiding each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The twins were studiously avoiding my eye, Camilla bent over Bunny’s shirt, Charles with his back to me and his elbows on the sideboard, looking out the kitchen window.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt