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evasion

[ih-vey-zhuhn] / ɪˈveɪ ʒən /


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This view is a self-defeating evasion of reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He based the upgrade on an “increasing conviction” in a rising class of cancer medication that simultaneously targets immune evasion and blood supply, two pathways crucial to tumor persistence.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Michael Cohen, the president's former lawyer who spent time behind bars for lying to investigators, tax evasion and campaign finance violations, told US media he also plans to request money from the justice department initiative.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“Tax evasion is not a victimless crime,” Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

To deny its powerful, subsisting reality would be to endorse a simplistic and ultimately unhelpful evasion.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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