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Janno Lieber, chairman of the authority, complained to reporters late last month that all the talk about free bus service has contributed to passengers trying to evade paying their fare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He is accused of heading a company that routinely mislabeled shipments to evade taxes on fuel imported from Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The captain said the drone appeared to be "small" because it managed to evade detection by "our air defence systems, and the port authority's own surveillance cameras didn't catch anything."

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Past findings produced by Wada suggest micro-dosing could evade detection methods, and so the scope to cheat in professional sport remains, meaning all efforts must be taken to ensure nobody beats the system.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Each stone he had come to know now as a separate enemy, and he knew each rut by which he might evade a stone and so use an ounce less of his life.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

“It seems sometimes progress evades us,” Walker says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Less smug but still rather inscrutable, he sips on tea and evades answering Arisu’s question directly, instead turning the tables.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025

This "dark matter" is a mysterious entity that evades all forms of direct observation yet makes its presence felt through its invisible pull on visible objects.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

“Rats have no thumbs and therefore cannot do many things that we can. They cannot make tools or weapons. They are masters of destruction, but creation evades them,” said Vikus.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

He’d evaded immigration agents at least three times before he was detained in late June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

The driver successfully and momentarily evaded officers, who found his abandoned motorcycle, valued at $5,000, in a nearby alley, according to Buttitta.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Even the perennial budget champion, however, hasn't evaded a "wave of price hikes", Yoshihiro Noro, former head of the Japan Natto Cooperative Society Federation, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

This flywheel strategy that Walt Disney pioneered also evaded the risk of oversaturation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

He made a few halfhearted forays after small creatures that crossed his path, but they easily evaded him.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Incidents of such loss of control continue to be catnip for AI ethicists, who contend that companies are evading moral responsibilities and accountability by describing it as their AI making its own choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

It can also be deeply damaging when it becomes a means of evading the truth.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

It identifies every aircraft that is equipped with it, which is why it is the fairest way to prevent private planes from evading landing fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading authorities for more than 30 years.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

In evading and warding off wage increases, employers are of course behaving in an economically rational fashion; their business isn’t to make their employees more comfortable and secure but to maximize the bottom line.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich