deflecting

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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

His press conferences are almost theatrically placid, Brunson often slouched in a hat and/or hooded sweatshirt and deflecting any effort to valorize his success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

After a long legal saga, TikTok has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

“I just have to focus on the game,” he said, deflecting from the narrative.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson