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The Ravens would find the endzone once again with nine minutes left in regulation after Lamar Jackson evaded heavy pressure from Pittsburgh's front seven to find Zay Flowers for a 50-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 17-13.—
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Out-of-state businesses that evaded city taxes by hiding city business income.—
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Last night’s premiere marked Hadid’s first major red carpet moment of 2026, having avoided any awards ceremony or glitzy gala so far.—
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Crocker-Johnson avoided early foul trouble and led all scorers with 10 points as Minnesota shot 56% from the field.—
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The second employee escaped, but Partida was trapped inside, per the outlet.—
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The Los Angeles Rams narrowly escaped defeat against the Carolina Panthers in the wild-card round and are favored on the road against the Chicago Bears.—
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Six days afterward, a person in a truck that looked similar to the suspect’s vehicle fled, and successfully eluded police, when a BART officer approached, authorities said.—
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Prosecutors said Duprey had eluded several officers before Duran used both hands to grab a red-and-white cooler filled with beverages and ice, and hurled it at Duprey’s head.—
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Andy Byron, then CEO of tech company Astronomer, and the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot broke away from a cosy embrace and ducked for cover to avoid being caught on kiss cam.—
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Dugan and her attorneys left the courtroom, ducked into a side conference room and closed the door without speaking to reporters.—
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
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French President Emmanuel Macron dodged a similar question.—
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Paramount Skydance, in a Thursday statement, sidestepped Warner’s latest complaints about the enormous debt load that Paramount would need to pull off a takeover.—
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But, at corner in particular, the Longhorns sidestepped that concern.—
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In the Hall effect, charge carriers are normally deflected by a magnetic field.—
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Grubauer deflected Zibanejad's initial shot wide and off the end board, and Zibanejad followed it and sent the rebound from behind the goal line back off the goalie and in for his 18th.—
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“Parried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parried. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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