deviating
Example Sentences
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But the deal broke down shortly afterward when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Punjab police said there was "absolutely no justification for deviating from our established protocols" and that it was conducting a "thorough and impartial investigation".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
But the new practitioners of the FDE strategy are deviating fundamentally from Palantir’s original design in a way that makes them unlikely to achieve the same success, people familiar with Palantir’s FDE approach say.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026
When Beijing released the blueprint for its next five-year plan earlier this month, it made clear it has little intention of deviating from a path that has, in Beijing’s eyes, worked exceptionally well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
As if Frederick understands already that both have been assigned to their specific courses, that there is no deviating now.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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