shirk

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

Courts can step in, he said, only if prosecutors have bad-faith reasons for such decisions, such as taking bribes or wanting to shirk their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

But whether or not Valentin wanted to be there leading the 587th, and whether or not they wanted him there, he wasn’t going to shirk his responsibility as a commander.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

An electric runner, skilful with both her hands and boot, who never shirks the tough stuff - any side in the world would miss Ellie Kildunne.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

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

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022

The rainbow house shirks those safer sensibilities in an effort to include all family members regardless of age in the styling of the house.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

If one shirks her duty and hates her work, her face will reflect discontent; her vital organs will weigh downward and affect her health, and her looks will suffer.

From The Colored Girl Beautiful by E. Azalia Hackley

His analysis held Hong Kong insiders accountable when they abused their power or shirked their responsibilities, whether they were corporate managers or government officials.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

“Rather than implement industry-standard detection tools used by its peers, Apple repeatedly shirked their responsibility to protect children under the guise of user privacy,” the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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

None of the trio shirked their responsibility, delivering a lion-hearted effort on Saturday in particular.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

They were labelled plainly and legibly, and if some of them shirked at the last moment, they would still get the credit of having shared in the revolt.

From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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

The board's chair, Ciaran Mulgrew, said it had been across all the problems since before 2023 and he said "no-one is shirking responsibility".

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

At the Rad Lab, it seemed, one could get away with a half-finished research project, but shirking one’s nighttime shift operating the machine was a sin.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik