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SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He has eschewed services like Spotify and Apple Music, in part because they don’t sell music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Zelensky has eschewed suits, button-down shirts and ties - even during important meetings with world leaders - since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of his country began in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — For years, Gregg Popovich has eschewed the idea of him being worthy of inclusion in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023

The great age which Anacreon attained points to a temperate life; and he more than once denounces intoxication with as great zeal as a modern reformer who has eschewed the flagon for the trencher.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales by Bierce, Ambrose