deflection

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Lamine Yamal put Barca ahead with a shot that took a big deflection, before Raphinha's 69th-minute penalty and a late free-kick from Marcus Rashford secured the Spanish champions a last-16 berth.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In this case, however, the deflection appeared without any external magnetic field at all.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Kendricks rewarded Shanahan’s faith by being on the field for every single snap with two tackles for a loss and the fourth-down pass deflection that sealed the Niners’ victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

And after a final that had been tight, decided by a deflection, you could almost imagine Xabi thinking: enough.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

“Terrible deflection, by the way. You could have said, ‘Because I felt awkward eating too much at a family gathering with people I’ve never met before,’ and been done with it.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia