deflection

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Not to be outdone, Mayor Brandon Johnson gave a master class in deflection when asked if he would apologize to Gorman’s parents for her death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A poorly cleared corner followed by an unfortunate deflection proved fatal to the hitherto impenetrable Parisian defence.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 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

The experiment showed that most of the alpha particles passed through the foil with very slight deflection or none at all.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik