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But he fronted up and didn't shirk the flurry of uncomfortable questions that came his way.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The government's counsel, Jenkin Suen, told the inquiry that authorities would not shirk responsibility and pledged "systemic reforms".

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

And yet, both Andie and Iona shirk their individuality for stability, leaving those singular, oh-so-charming elements of their characters in the dust when wealthy men come calling.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

“Once an artificial intelligence weapon system produces safety hazards, the ‘algorithm black box’ may become a rationalized excuse for the relevant responsible parties to shirk responsibility,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

He didn’t smile nice, shirk or back down, shake that officer’s hand like they were friends.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

But she never shirks from the hard facts of the Du Bois history, or that of blackness in this country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The “experiment” — Smith shirks at the word performance — is designed, he says, for believers and nonbelievers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

But everything up to this point shows he never shirks a challenge, and he usually finds success.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

Everybody else just sort of shirks because they think they own the room.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022

Better a dog who works Than a lion who shirks.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

In Mr. Scott’s telling, Truman is a scaled-down version of David McCullough’s everyman hero: a political pugilist who, despite inner doubts, never shirked the hard moral decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The 437-page report written by a panel of three judges in 2021 found that the state had shirked its duty to protect Caruana Galizia and subjected her to personal attacks and verbal abuse from politicians.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

But when one vice signals, the out-group’s values take center stage — in order to be shirked rather than lived up to.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

Heather Oliver, for Mr Berrill, said he had "not shirked the reality of his own misconduct" and had not resigned like the others.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025

He never shirked his work, and they couldn't get a handle on him anywhere; but he was just—unpopular.

From Solomon by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

"They seem to be shirking their responsibilities all together and saying this is not an issue for us," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Employees monitor social-media posts to spot users’ latest methods for shirking their missions, said Jay Shin, chief executive of DelightRoom, the South Korean company behind Alarmy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

If letting Claude kill people on its own is not shirking oversight mechanisms, then we might reasonably question which “oversight mechanisms” Anthropic is talking about.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

BC Smith calls “Phasmagorica” an “experiment,” shirking at the word performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

“You’re right. That’s what they all think. That I’m shirking my real duty.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson