deflect

“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, responded to the filing on Thursday, saying it’s Lineage’s attempt to deflect responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Great entrepreneurs get an inbound flow of information every minute of the day and deflect the noise.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

I use sarcasm to deflect the tidal wave of terror that’s ripping through my body right now.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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 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

Scientists can infer the value of the QGP's electrical conductivity from how much the electromagnetic field deflects charged particles such as electrons, quarks, and protons.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

The orange vendor deflects this nonsense with a yawn.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Scored the second with a deflected header to put England in the lead but missed a penalty when they had the chance to add a third in the second half.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

They go into the international break on the back of a 1-1 draw against Fulham, and even needed a late deflected Matheus Cunha strike to stop the Cottagers winning their first game all season.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

After sophomore defensive back Sean Veritch snagged a deflected pass thrown by Bishop Amat quarterback Domenico Doran, the Lions drove to the Lancers’ 16-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

But Vance and Rubio have deflected speculation about their political futures.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Tuchel has spent recent months deflecting debate about whether Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham or Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa should take England's number 10 role when the stakes are at their highest.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Berenger won’t be able to get out of this jam, though deflecting the unwanted is one of his specialties.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

After a long legal saga, TikTok has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Geyer would have agreed, except that his own search had revealed again and again Holmes’s talent for deflecting scrutiny.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson