be deflected
Example Sentences
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"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity has long established that the trajectory of electromagnetic waves -- including light and terahertz electromagnetic waves -- can be deflected by gravitational fields.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023
Sitting on the end of the bench late in the second period, Campbell was cut when he was hit in the face by a puck that seemed to be deflected by Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022
NASA’s planned collision between an asteroid and a spacecraft last month was more successful than expected, suggesting that future deadly space rocks could also be deflected.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022
The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
