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evasion

[ih-vay-zhuhn] / ɪˈveɪ ʒən /


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Ashfield District Council leader Jason Zadrozny has been found guilty of fraud and tax evasion.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

"What we found is a plausible mechanism by which hyperglycemia directly contributes to immune evasion," said Tharp.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Kushner had experienced his own hell after his father pleaded guilty to tax evasion and illegal campaign contributions resulting in a sentence of two years in prison in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

To end this evasion, lawmakers must target the two main advantages shell companies enjoy: their complex structure and their tax exemption.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

There was movement in the darkness, scuffling and shuffling, a redistribution of ancient centuries, an evasion of foreshadows.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Their attempts to explain their evasions made things worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

She added: "Families who have suffered deserve honesty, transparency and a full apology – not evasions and excuses."

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026

But his evasions are getting harder to maintain.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025

But this time, in a series of meetings on Tuesday, the Republican lawmakers brushed him off, shrugged that the romance was over, then tacked on that hoariest of evasions: It’s not you, it’s us.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023

“Aren’t we past all the evasions now?” he reminded me softly.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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