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“While most people were trying to dodge the downpour—TV screens giving up one by one, umbrellas suddenly becoming the hottest commodity in the room—we at InPlanet were secretly thrilled,” he said.

When I’m reflective, I think I’m dodging a bullet.”

After admitting that he was unable to pay the bills that he owed, he said he had considered filing for bankruptcy but had so far “managed to sort of dodge it.”

Consultants who reviewed the delayed Altadena evacuation orders said their report wasn’t designed to investigate wrongdoing or assign blame, something that fire victims and some experts worry will help officials dodge accountability.

To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated.