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veering

NOUN
swerve
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Retail gasoline rose 13 cents in the prior week, veering off its usual path of declining after the Labor Day holiday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

What surprised me—delighted me, in fact—is that this ended up not only being not bad but actually veering toward good.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I worry when people start veering into the tax lane and saying look how powerful this tool can become and what we can do,” said James Creech of tax and advisory firm Baker Tilly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

A 13-year-old boy on an e-bike in Garden Grove died earlier this week after veering into the center median and hurtling onto the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

His body was rearranging itself toward manhood, and he was shaken by the veering winds of adolescence.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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