deflect
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Deflect, re-direct and zing; reflect re-direct and zing; and so on and so on.
From Fox News • Sep. 29, 2020
Deflect Arsenal’s interest and somehow appease Wilfried Zaha to stay, and secure Luka Milivojevic to new terms.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2019
“Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis,” which was published on November 14th, created one of the biggest crises in the company’s history.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 5, 2018
The Times article, a sprawling investigation that took five reporters six months to report, was headlined “Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook Leaders Leaned Out in Crisis.”
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018
SJ: Deflect all you want, but you can’t deny that you get away with stuff Manny could never get away with.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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