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At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026 -
Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Too often, political coverage avoids difficult questions entirely or allows politicians to speak in vague generalities without scrutiny.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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This is fast to build, easy to demo and avoids the genuinely hard work of designing the conversation.—
Pete Hanlon,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The house is basically painted all white everywhere but somehow escapes being bland.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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Coltrane escapes trouble at every turn in the finale episode.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Only in the third did the Red Sox put together the kind of inning that so often eludes them.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Monahon has prepared some promising dramatic notes, but the play’s larger vision still eludes her.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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If someone dodges details, slow down and repeat the key request.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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Continue reading … VETTING FAILURE — Far-left firebrand dodges questions over hiring bodyguard with criminal history.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nick, desperate to return to the present, shirks the doting parents and brother who long to comfort him.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Parries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parries. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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