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The phrase "avoided facing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's tendency to evade or not confront a particular issue or situation.
Example: "She always avoided facing her fears, choosing instead to ignore them."
Alternatives: "shunned confronting" or "evaded dealing with".
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Williams had avoided facing Richards in a debate.
I didn't want to take it on, so I avoided facing up to it.
And the dove majority avoided facing the problem posed by Communism altogether.
Thus it has avoided facing a united Arab front and been able to gain maximum concessions from its neighbours.
By negotiating a plea bargain, Mr. Brownstein in all likelihood avoided facing insider trading charges that accused him of realizing the full $5 million, given how aggressive prosecutors have been in pursuing other securities fraud cases.
He avoided facing justice for Alice's death by killing himself and his body was found by police days after they had recovered the girl's body following a wide-ranging search lasting weeks.
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But nowadays you can't really avoid facing it.
INSIDE PITCH The Yankees tweaked their rotation so the slumping Phil Hughes would avoid facing the Orioles.
No nation so avoids facing its problems as does America, given the power of special interests.
Lawler and Duffy play verbal games to avoid facing these facts about Daniels and the war.
UFJ is a troubled megabank that has gone to great lengths to avoid facing its problems.
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