Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Successive executives have ducked transformation - most obviously a series of reports on health service reform have been largely unimplemented.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2024
The Campaign Legal Center complaint alleges Mr. Santos may have falsified how he spent campaign funds and may have ducked reporting requirements.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
If the quantum computing era dawned 3 years ago, its rising sun may have ducked behind a cloud.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 2, 2022
He believes they all failed to stop the shooter and have ducked responsibility.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
If she had turned her back at that moment, I would have ducked out the door and never gone back.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
