deflect
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When Exxon Mobil counterpunched with its defamation claim, Mr. Bonta’s spokesperson called it “another attempt from Exxon Mobil to deflect attention from its own unlawful deception.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Mortensen appears to deflect one that flies in the direction of where the child is sitting.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
In December, The Times revealed that the city’s after-action report had been altered to deflect criticism of LAFD’s failure to predeploy engines and crews to the Palisades, among other shortcomings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
"We categorically reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan, which are nothing but its usual tactics to deflect attention from its own internal failings," said foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal on Sunday.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Still, his altruism in general toward his fellow man did not deflect him from more personal rivalries.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing deflect
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