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sidestep

[sahyd-step] / ˈsaɪdˌstɛp /


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He is pressing ahead with a roughly $30 million expansion of his factory in Tennessee, convinced that he needs to localize more production in the U.S. to sidestep tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nonetheless, President Lincoln decided to pragmatically sidestep the legal contradictions and agreed in the summer of 1862 to a comprehensive prisoner cartel.

From The Wall Street Journal

When asked how he would restore the world’s confidence in the United States if he were to become president, Newsom sidestepped.

From Los Angeles Times

“Apart from education, no other industry has sidestepped the forces of digital disruption like healthcare,” writes Robert Wachter in “A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Many investors are hoping to sidestep the Grim Reaper of AI, reduce their exposure to the biggest technology stocks and still earn decent returns by beefing up their positions in these boring companies.

From The Wall Street Journal