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On Thursday — on Opening Day! — the state auditor’s office is scheduled to release a report that could say whether the team has shirked its maintenance responsibilities at Angel Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

It said in its suit that the agency has shirked its responsibility to write clear rules on how the industry should operate.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Sall has shirked all questions about this, neither confirming nor denying the claim.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2023

Still, lawmakers contend that his company has shirked customers’ complaints for more than a decade.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023

But if it is despair, it is surely not the despair of one who has shirked the trial.

From Youth and Egolatry by Fassett, Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat)