deflect
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Great entrepreneurs get an inbound flow of information every minute of the day and deflect the noise.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Andreeva, 19, has consistently attempted to deflect any discussion about the war and did the same again before playing Kostyuk.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Mr. Sorsby did not deny, deflect, or delay in response,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He had no desire to doubt again; he did not want to hear anything that would deflect him from his purpose.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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The pastor instead deflects responsibility by playing the victim card.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
He deflects the question initially, offering something better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
The planet’s rotation gives rise to the Coriolis effect, which deflects air flow and determines the direction of its swirling cyclones and bands.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
The magnetosphere is the shield that some planets have that deflects much of the solar wind.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024
The difference in tangential velocities deflects or distorts it.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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These can easily be deflected as hazards of the job.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She deflected when asked Friday about her responsibility for citywide homelessness, as chair of the city’s housing and homelessness committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But Ruiz pounced on the rebound and deflected a shot past defender Timothy Castagne and into the back of the net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Charged particles of solar wind constantly catapult toward Earth, but most get deflected by the magnetosphere, which acts like a real-life Star Trek shield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
We were not in this central zone, however, but at best on the edge of it, between it and the zone of turbulent, deflected, precipitation-laden storms that it sends continually to torment the subglacial lands.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Throughout it all, Arbeloa has consistently taken responsibility, deflecting the blame away from his players.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
She could only bound back, deflecting the blow with the iron tip of the staff.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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