deflect
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“Mr. Sorsby did not deny, deflect, or delay in response,” the lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
World Liberty’s CEO, Zach Witkoff, called the suit a “desperate attempt to deflect attention from Sun’s own misconduct” and “entirely meritless.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
One of the more outlandish proposed solutions to climate change is to install orbiting fleets of mirrored satellites that can deflect sunlight, so cooling the planet.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
In Babies, Steven often uses humour to deflect from what he is really feeling, a coping mechanism that masks the depth of his grief.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The death scratched his head and held up his hands, but nothing could stop Lyra’s words, nothing could deflect her desire, not even fear: she’d seen worse than death, she claimed, and she had, too.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing deflect
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