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sidestep

 verb
     
side‧step past tense and past participle sidestepped, present participle sidestepping
1

sidestep a problem/issue/question

to avoid dealing with something difficult:
The report sidesteps the environmental issues.
2 [intransitive and transitive] to step quickly sideways to avoid being hit or walking into someone
—sidestep noun [countable]
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