elude

Ali’s mournful assassin is trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies and, likewise, the movie fights like hell to elude conventionality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

British Airways benefited from additional demand from customers, particularly corporate travelers using its routes to elude the Middle East, IAG said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

However, for the third year running she came up just short in the final as a first Women's Matchplay title since the inaugural tournament in 2022 continues to elude her.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

But for reasons that still elude scientists, this arrangement falls apart when seawater warms too much and the algae leave or are expelled.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

I lie down under my covers and close my eyes, knowing full well that sleep, like peace, will elude me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It’s also likely that the true extent and reach of these secret sponsorships still eludes us.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

Not every collection is a success: a delicate red-orange shrimp daintily eludes the suction tube, swirling its long antenna as it swims almost triumphantly beyond reach.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

That division once again spotlighted a painful truth for the bloc: basic political compromise to address Europe’s biggest challenges eludes the bloc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

It eludes him like a mechanical rabbit on a track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

He eludes the station’s security guards and eases to a walk.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

So it is hard to believe that Wanjun Xie had somehow stumbled across such significant news, when it had eluded those whose job it is to stay across it.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Steps that have eluded France, which once seemed the end of the world to French voters, will seem less so in the circumstance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

We’ll see if that puts it into the cultural conversation in a way that has eluded other Netflix contenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn finally won the best actress statues that long eluded her, and series creator Vince Gilligan scored a writing Emmy.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Of the half- dozen checkpoints Enrique has eluded in southern Mexico, he fears La Arrocera most.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

But eluding the music of rock royalty is no easy task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Peddemors netted again with a cross that found its way in after eluding several players before Beerensteyn rifled in from distance to double Wolfsburg's lead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

The origins of this personal subjective consciousness have been eluding researchers for decades.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

It’s the kind of success that was once eluding Vesia, a resurrection not every big-league reliever can manage to stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024

It’s not clear why, during Bobby’s years eluding American authorities, his sister and her family didn’t visit him in Europe; his mother, however, had visited him once in Budapest.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady