deflected

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The ball deflected off the body of Georginio Rutter before contact with the arm.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Others, including a few party leaders, deflected questions by citing a focus on this year’s midterm elections.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

By calculating the strength of the star's wind and tracking how much the jets were deflected, researchers were able to determine the jets' power at a specific moment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Staley deflected a reporter’s questions about what Auriemma claimed she said to officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The audience laughed, deep down, from the bottom up and, as suddenly as Malcolm had stirred it, so, skillfully and swiftly, he deflected it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey