Stay away from

• Shun old artist, wife having run off
• Duck last couple of punches thrown by champ
• Deliberately stay clear of
• Say no to
• Spurn Point school we set up
• Avoid key getting cut
• Refrain from having key cut

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verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Quintera was a man who eschewed violence. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And they stuck to subject matter in their classes, eschewing propaganda. ▪ Aside from these two ` laws' of political science, the bulk of comparative research ...

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