deflecting
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She often does it while deflecting the mocking remarks of rambunctious colleagues Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, who try to throw off her arguments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Throughout it all, Arbeloa has consistently taken responsibility, deflecting the blame away from his players.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 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
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