detouring
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A cost-benefit analysis of detouring for a lower price per gallon.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
All eastbound trips near the intersection are detouring as delays are expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
After two hours of backbreaking labor, hauling the boats through wet, heavy snow, detouring around piles of broken floe, they were only one mile from Endurance.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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