to be avoided
Example Sentences
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As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Vulnerable patients, including women given birth and people with disabilities, were left without vital support, with the report finding that such tough rules needed to be avoided if possible.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Some industry players worry that poorly conceived IPOs could send mortgage rates up, which Bessent has stressed needs to be avoided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
A staffer from lead contractor ECC asks for important property details: Are there septic tank lids or propane tanks that need to be avoided?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
Which streams had good water, and which needed to be avoided.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
