evade
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Prosecutors have argued the Tates are a "flight risk", citing the brothers' past statements about their wealth and influence and having multiple identities to evade the law.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Iran has weathered sanctions for decades, using complex international financial networks to evade restrictions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
For the moment, she seemed genuinely keen to evade the Ravens, guiding him along little twisting deer-paths that clung to the best cover.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
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
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
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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
The frenzy over Anthropic’s Fable started late last week, when researchers at Amazon showed some safeguards on Fable could be evaded, alarming White House officials, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
With his passing, he evaded the overwhelming consequence of his success: the challenge of consolidating a polyglot empire unprecedented in size and comprising peoples who, by and large, despised each other.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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The man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, according to the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
And for the NCAA, the possibility of Sorsby evading consequences is an existential crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Another "extremely intelligent" bear filmed chasing people in Fukushima is still evading officials, as Japan deals with a rise in bear encounters.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
It ruined my chance to play the game of evading the conductor with my pals.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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