deflect

At the time, Freyd called her acronym capturing how perpetrators deflect responsibility “very speculative.”

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

“The data was presented in a way that downplayed the risk to deflect responsibility,” Dixon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Los Palos Street Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Altus Power, said Lineage was attempting to deflect responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

She added that both had "sought to blame Noah" to deflect from their own failings and that inquest had exposed "a culture of institutional defensiveness" at the heart of those public bodies.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

She’d definitely lost her relaxed-but-in-touch vibe, was now shooting out gamma rays of straight worry, the kind that aren’t easy to deflect.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

At best, blaming technology that helps property managers deflects from the real issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

But the next time one of these entertainers deflects criticism from behind a free speech shield, we should remember what Dillon said about why he and the others accepted this tainted offer.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025

The Met’s focusing of the blame on what happened in 1993 and 1994, deflects from a critical examination of the various later investigations.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

The planet’s rotation gives rise to the Coriolis effect, which deflects air flow and determines the direction of its swirling cyclones and bands.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

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

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Kessler deflected his success, crediting the play of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

At the end of the half, Jaion Smith of Santa Margarita deflected a possible third-down touchdown pass in the end zone and Jake Martin followed by blocking a St. John Bosco field-goal attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Each time, the Argentina defender refused to be deflected.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Jeffrey Maier, a 12-year-old Yankees fan, lunged over the fence and deflected the ball into the seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Would the ball deflecting off White's shin have caused VAR to stay out of this in the Premier League?

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“It buys into the false narrative that the secondary market is to blame for all problems in ticketing, deflecting attention from the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monopoly,” said Moss in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

She could only bound back, deflecting the blow with the iron tip of the staff.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas