dodged
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L'Oreal said Thursday its third quarter sales rose by double digits as the French cosmetics giant appeared to have dodged the stagnation affecting much of the luxury industry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He also dodged bribery charges in August for trying the same stunt in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
And Netflix management dodged a bullet by wisely not paying $83 billion, including debt, for Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Since that really big winter in 1983, we’ve had several occasions of pretty active winter storms, but we’ve sort of dodged bullets because those storms, in general, didn’t fall upon the highest tides,” Cayan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
To gain some breathing space, Torak dodged behind the fire.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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