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In March, Chinese authorities banned entombing cremated remains in empty apartments, a practice that took off as mourners tried to dodge rising funeral costs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Some are interpreting the task forces as a dodge, but that’s a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

As another robot approached, they found themselves having to dodge it.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Claiming early to dodge a cut that probably won’t arrive locks in a guaranteed reduction.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

He knew that Kehaar could not be everywhere and that the bushes and undergrowth provided enough cover, at a pinch, to dodge him.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Yet the tsunami of publicity about Musk’s trillionaireship dodges an important question: Has he ever really been a trillionaire?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

This could be seen as a halfway house, whereby the independent disciplinary commission dodges the nuclear option of banishing Southampton from the play-offs but still applies a sporting sanction.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

A further risk for Ms. Spanberger is that her dodges contribute to a wider perception that she lacks candor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

In the clip, Mace repeatedly dodges a question about upcoming town halls and asks when the man she's speaking to will stop "harassing" her.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025

She dodges it, and the fire in her eyes burns angrily.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

At a conference in Portugal, Warsh dodged questions about whether an interest-rate hike is in the cards this month but said that inflationary risks have eased since the central bank’s last meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

It dodged capture despite efforts by hunters and responders equipped with traps and anaesthetic guns, and escaped late Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

He testified that he “doesn’t know what happened” that day in September 2020 but acknowledged that he dodged the boys with his vehicle while Grossman, speeding behind him, did not.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Mr Fantasy has also dodged questions when reporters have tried to ask him if he is the actor's alter-ego.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

He would have turned back into the shop, dodged down an alley, vanished into thin air if he could, but there was no avoiding the Babylonian this time.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

She enters the mosh pit fearlessly, dodging flailing arms to two-step — a synchronized dance move that requires punching and running in place — unleashing her energy in the punk sanctum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The two dazed pilots jettisoned what was left of the canopy and jumped into the water, dodging the rotor blades, seconds before the helicopter sank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Brazilians have been living with capybaras forever, dodging them on roads like rural American drivers dodge deer.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Chau broke the government "tribal reserve" exclusion limit stretching five kilometres out to sea, dodging coastguards and marine police.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Taking a gamble, Jeremy left the sidewalk and began dodging through backyards.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville