evasive
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When the Kaplans tried to contact the new property management company, Jeremy said, Systems Real Estate was evasive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
There was no attempt to use the brakes, the court heard, with Malik's only evasive action being to swerve to the left but "far too late".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In a book to be published Tuesday, “Poisoned Ivies,” Ms. Stefanik recalls formulating the question only after the three presidents had spent hours offering evasive, noncommittal answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Speaking on the eve of his side's home game against high-flying Aston Villa, he was evasive when asked about the United job.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
“That is no answer; or rather it is a very irritating, because a very evasive one. Reply clearly.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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