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The phrase "avoiding reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of deliberately not engaging in reading material, often in the context of distractions or preferences.
Example: "He spent the entire weekend avoiding reading the assigned book, opting instead for video games."
Alternatives: "skipping reading" or "neglecting to read".
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"The good thing is that it doesn't sound as if your daughter is avoiding reading because she is finding it difficult," Picton points out, and this is important.
The 39-year-old has long made a point of avoiding reading anything in the newspapers so claims not to be aware of all the criticism which greeted his selection over the world No 7, Paul Casey.
And some of her suggestions actually seem unethical: she recommends avoiding reading any newspapers and the news on TV in case the terrible events happening in the world make you feel negative.
Even though it's referenced once in my book, the book you're avoiding reading, I've never actually read "The Scarlet Letter".
A summarized document helps in understanding the gist of the large text collections quickly and also save a lot of time by avoiding reading of each individual document in a large text collection.
Hamilton, who revealed he had been deliberately avoiding reading any critical press, said he tried not to be affected by what was written about him and was now focused on the task ahead in Suzuka.
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I avoided reading about it.
Thus was born the temptation to simply avoid reading.
I'm afraid I always avoid reading fantasy.
Brennan, meanwhile, appears to have actively avoided reading Bowen.
This is why I avoid reading the books I've written.
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