defecting

Example Sentences

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The company is currently rolling out more support initiatives to prevent merchants from defecting to other platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

At the dinner, I tried to get a sense if there were more women like Smith—sweet, older Christian Alabamians—snapping and defecting to the left.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The defecting lawmakers are making it heard that their decision wasn’t taken lightly.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

These two generations have been defecting from the primary market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

His professional expertise—before defecting to South Korea in 2003—was managing a state-run global insurance fraud.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden