be deflected
Example Sentences
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"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
"In addition, when the pulses travel near a very massive object, they may be deflected and experience time delays due to the warping of space-time, as predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
He told MPs he would not be "deflected" in his efforts to reach a deal to restore Stormont power-sharing.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Sitting on the end of the bench late in the second period, Campbell was cut when he was hit in the face by a puck that seemed to be deflected by Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
