deflect

Great entrepreneurs get an inbound flow of information every minute of the day and deflect the noise.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Andreeva, 19, has consistently attempted to deflect any discussion about the war and did the same again before playing Kostyuk.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Pratt’s handling of criticism reflects his years of practice as a reality TV villain: deflect and redirect without breaking a sweat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Luke should deflect, because Toby was already mad.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

He deflects the question initially, offering something better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

In the event that he does have a partner, and that partner raises problems with the way he lives, Wallen’s narrator deflects blame.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

The planet’s rotation gives rise to the Coriolis effect, which deflects air flow and determines the direction of its swirling cyclones and bands.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

The magnetosphere is the shield that some planets have that deflects much of the solar wind.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024

I go for Zelda because she teleports and deflects projectiles and shoots fireballs from great distances, which are all optimal moves for any player looking to avoid hand-to-hand combat.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

President Claudia Sheinbaum said authorities were investigating what went wrong during the deadly stampede at the Angel — but deflected blame from officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

At his first Fed meeting as chairman, Warsh shortened the Fed’s policy statement, declined to submit an interest rate forecast and deflected some questions on economic and policy matters to newly established task forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Progressing after one deflected goal and two defeats would be the strangest kind of achievement in the history of the national team.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Their three goals across those five contests have come from two deflected shots and one own goal.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

She’d asked about his comics so many times now, and each time he’d deflected.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Tuchel has spent recent months deflecting debate about whether Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham or Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa should take England's number 10 role when the stakes are at their highest.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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

Berenger won’t be able to get out of this jam, though deflecting the unwanted is one of his specialties.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

She could only bound back, deflecting the blow with the iron tip of the staff.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas