as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Las Vegas, where nearly 60 million travelers pass through the airport every year, counted more than 40 reports of evasive action in the ASRS database over the last decade.
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Casey Tolan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The crucial difference between the 2018 incident and this week's collision that killed 67 people was that the 2018 incident occurred in the daytime, allowing for greater visuals from the helicopter to take evasive action and avoid the aircraft on approach.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The musicians who answered the call to perform at the Jan. 20 inauguration also faced backlash from fans, and some, like Snoop, have responded with evasive calls for peace and privacy.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Data from the vehicles’ event data recorders showed the drivers did not apply brakes or take evasive steering action, and no deceleration was initiated by either the BlueCruise system or Pre-Collision Assist before impact.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
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Casey Tolan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The crucial difference between the 2018 incident and this week's collision that killed 67 people was that the 2018 incident occurred in the daytime, allowing for greater visuals from the helicopter to take evasive action and avoid the aircraft on approach.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The musicians who answered the call to perform at the Jan. 20 inauguration also faced backlash from fans, and some, like Snoop, have responded with evasive calls for peace and privacy.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Data from the vehicles’ event data recorders showed the drivers did not apply brakes or take evasive steering action, and no deceleration was initiated by either the BlueCruise system or Pre-Collision Assist before impact.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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