be deflected
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These can easily be deflected as hazards of the job.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"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
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
“Oh, for God sake,” I muttered and then, out the window, “Please?” and then, whinily, “Come on, buddy, please?” but he had set a course and was not to be deflected.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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