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deviate

[dee-vee-eyt, dee-vee-it] / ˈdi viˌeɪt, ˈdi vi ɪt /


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Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Department of Justice sued RealPage, a Texas-based software company, alleging it gathered private data from landlords to set rent prices and make it difficult for property managers to deviate from these price recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He has faced calls from opposition parties to set out his plans, confirm who he intends to appoint to his cabinet and explain whether or not he will deviate from Labour's 2024 manifesto.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Like all good shooters, the pattern of Bull’s shooting did not deviate; in fact it was unconscious, buried in instinct, and rooted in long hours of boyhood practice.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Periods where inflation deviates more from target than unemployment are associated with tightening monetary policy.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

In doing so, the measurement deviates from lived experience, especially for cash-strapped Americans who are most exposed by these price changes.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2026

Or it was evidence of how immersive theater can delight when it deviates from the script.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

She rarely deviates from her original pattern, her hymn of particulars.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

This week's exchange of strikes was sparked after Iran was accused of targeting three vessels it said had deviated from its approved route.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

In its statement on Tuesday, the IDF said an inquiry into the incident had "determined that the soldiers' conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and values" and expressed "deep regret over the incident".

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

All throughout, NewsNation deviated away from a focus on local newscasts, instead recruiting media celebrities who’d lost their jobs at other networks: CNN’s Chris Cillizza, Fox News’ Chris Stirewalt, Newsmax’s Sean Spicer.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

When it picked No. 3 seed Illinois to go all the way, it deviated from the pack and the other AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Only when they deviated from meticulous routine did they run the risk of losing something.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Meanwhile, Klarna will be deviating from its traditional pay-in-four system that stretches a purchase over six weeks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

He believes the asset manager erred in deviating from the contractual terms of the fund agreements.

From Barron's Mar. 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

That night, Roberts removed Ohtani from his no-hit bid because, as he put it after the game, he didn’t feel comfortable deviating from the superstar’s prescripted pitching plan.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

It is not a system that allows for deviating.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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