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After a decade of being married, though, all she could see in him were ways he was shirking responsibility and submitting to laziness.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

PG&E spokeswoman Jennifer Robison rebutted the notion that the company was shirking its duty to compensate fire victims and strengthen its operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2019

“It had to be done and if I didn’t do it I was shirking my obligations.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2019

The shocked parents of a UK-Canadian man who joined the Islamic State group said the British government was "shirking responsibility" by revoking his British citizenship.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2019

“I did it because I wanted the kid to be the best he could possibly be and I didn’t want anyone to make the remark that he was shirking his responsibilities,” he said.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger