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By their mid-20s, South Asians in the U.S. and abroad often are ducking and dodging suggestions to assemble a Shaadi.com profile, and jokes about mothers creating profiles for their kids remain evergreen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
In Chinatown, outreach workers are ducking into restaurants, urging line cooks and servers to walk down the block and get the shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
It almost seems to us as though the Illini are ducking the Huskies, who for the past few years have laid an indisputable claim to being the best college football team in Illinois.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2014
Children are ducking turnstiles — and fares — in great numbers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
"But who is this they are ducking in the pool?" asked Pi Bol.
From Condensed Novels: New Burlesques by Bret Harte
