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veering

NOUN
swerve
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Veering north onto Second Avenue, I got my first glimpse of the top of the Space Needle hovering at the end of a canyon of high-rises.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2019

Veering from this policy is supposed to require either the before-the-fact approval of a higher-up, or emergency circumstances.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2017

Veering into more incendiary territory, Cher invoked “old despots” and received a subdued response when she mentioned Hitler and Stalin.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2016

But it's also a muddled movie, Scott says: "Veering between alarmism and cautious reassurance — between technohysteria and shrugging, nothing-new-under-the-sun resignation — 'Men, Women & Children' succumbs to the confusion it tries to illuminate."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2014

Veering left the instant she reached the second floor, Haley made her way toward the 400s room.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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