deviate from
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These are ideas that have proved successful in modern football but Carrick's United deviate from this approach more than most.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
This doesn’t deviate from what Smith has said before about her health struggles.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
“Sometimes, he would deviate from an originalist analysis to raise practical concerns,” Mr. Canellos writes of Justice Alito’s early years on the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Speeches that deviate from the ubiquitous laundry list of thank yous always get more attention, whether they’re political or not, for the simple reason that they’re so dang unusual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
They become unstable and have a tendency to unsettle the mood because they deviate from comfortable convention, seeking relationships with unfamiliar chords.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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