deflect

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

I use sarcasm to deflect the tidal wave of terror that’s ripping through my body right now.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

In the event that he does have a partner, and that partner raises problems with the way he lives, Wallen’s narrator deflects blame.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

Michaels deflects the question, shifting the spotlight from him to the show: “I’m going to do it as long as I feel I can do it,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2024

Earth’s electromagnetic field deflects the majority of these particles, save for those interactions in the polar areas that produce the northern lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024

The magnetosphere is the shield that some planets have that deflects much of the solar wind.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024

But of course she deflects the question with, “I had better things to do.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It was McGregor who opened the scoring on the night, a deflected shot and a 4-0 lead on aggregate.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

President Claudia Sheinbaum said authorities were investigating what went wrong during the deadly stampede at the Angel — but deflected blame from officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

At his first Fed meeting as chairman, Warsh shortened the Fed’s policy statement, declined to submit an interest-rate forecast and deflected some questions on economic and policy matters to newly established task forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The missiles deflected off Aegis, but the force of their impact knocked Thalia down.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Berenger won’t be able to get out of this jam, though deflecting the unwanted is one of his specialties.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Throughout it all, Arbeloa has consistently taken responsibility, deflecting the blame away from his players.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

After a long legal saga, TikTok has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Eveillard, balding and with a dirty shirt, had been deflecting the barbs of some of the American-born officers, with limited success.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover