as in weaving
to move suddenly aside or to and fro
jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him
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Leith emphasizes that Dwell Secure’s functionality extends beyond emergency scenarios, weaving into everyday property management.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Never tested in orbit, NASA’s robot could, in theory, perform tasks like weaving solar power stations and antennae in space from spools of carbon fiber.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Seattle takes coffee seriously, so ducking into Café Vita, one of the city’s indie coffee shops, is practically required.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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But a recent global survey conducted by SAP subsidiary WalkMe found that workers are quietly ducking AI use.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The town of Vernon is on the hunt for those dodging local taxes by keeping cars, trucks and trailers registered in other towns or states.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Applegate, 54, spoke out on Instagram after dodging speculation she was hospitalized.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The New Museum expansion, designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, is worth a look, mostly for a dramatically zigzagging staircase that has an appealing Baroque-meets-high-tech energy.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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In perimenopause, those same two hormones tumble downward, often on a zigzagging path, which can trigger similar mental symptoms, like anxiety or a short fuse.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Jinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinking. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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