deviate
Example Sentences
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“If we expect inflation to deviate significantly and persistently from target, the response must be appropriately forceful or persistent,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a speech Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The funds’ daily time frame is key, since over longer periods the funds’ performance tends to deviate dramatically from the index or stocks they target.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Speeches that deviate from the ubiquitous laundry list of thank yous always get more attention, whether they’re political or not, for the simple reason that they’re so dang unusual.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
A loss function is the mathematical formula that measures how far an AI model's predictions deviate from the correct answer.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The shortcut was only one-way and didn’t deviate.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
