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Discover LudwigThe phrase "is eluding" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is commonly used to describe a situation where someone or something is evading or avoiding something or someone. Example: Despite their best efforts, the suspect is still eluding the police. In this example, "is eluding" shows that the suspect is successfully avoiding being caught by the police.
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is eluding
verb
To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
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Happiness, it seems, is eluding many in the office.
The Washington Post laments that the middle-class dream is eluding African-Americans.
And why the health care tax credit is eluding so many small businesses.
But the issue of who killed him is eluding the police and security services.
The Tories could go into studied panic this weekend as they realise that lift-off is eluding them.
If it looks like even a temporary solution is eluding politicians, Mr. Friesen said he had contingency plans for the markets turning sour.
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Interestingly, the V. cholerae SOS response is eluded in particular by two antibiotics, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim, for which the SXT element encodes resistance determinants.
The new math was eluding me.
But this postseason, pucks have been eluding Brodeur more often.
"This is something that has been eluding the community for 30 years," he said.
As the ball was eluding his grasp, he was drilled in the ribs again.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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