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Co-created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus” tells the fictional story of Henry, who evades his capture by fleeing Texas across the Rio Grande.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

When we try measuring one way, our substance evades it and seems to prefer another, but when we try a different way, we have no more success.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman