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Caltrans said it held more than 100 public and stakeholder meetings to prepare surrounding communities for construction, including developing the traffic detour route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“For the safety of the traveling public and the workers on the roadway, we ask that the public follow all detour and speed limit signs in the area,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

“When my paycheck lands, it takes a detour through bitcoin.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He praised the long history of US-China relations, although he did take an unscripted detour to praise his ongoing ballroom project.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Since Cade Hernandez and I took our detour from Oklahoma and ended up in Julia’s front yard, we have seen each other three more times.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

If the film feels episodic while tracking the detours of the four—some antic, others grave—that’s partly the point: Among other things, the movie is a brief for leisure as a source of pleasure and disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Whether we planned for them or not, the road is filled with obstacles, detours and dead ends.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The Odyssey” is a saga with half a dozen detours and one destination, Ithaca, Odysseus’ kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Speaking to Beijing News, a resident who lives about 1km away from the factory said villagers now have to take detours after stones were blasted onto the road.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

She leads her father on six-block detours that leave her angry and frustrated and farther from home than when they started.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Suddenly, she detoured to Target and declared “we’re combining,” and I dutifully rewrapped and scribbled a joint note for gifts that never felt quite right alone but together were perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Parton "detoured the whole entourage to come around over there to where we were and then she knelt down to talk to Heather for a minute".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Finding myself nearby, I’d detoured to have a look — and there was Mr. Khan, at first looking at me curiously and then waving me over to join him.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The southbound highway lanes were closed and traffic detoured for the police response.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

On a cold spring afternoon, while walking home from school, I detoured through the playground at the end of our alley.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

A cost-benefit analysis of detouring for a lower price per gallon.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Yet, it’s disappointment that Perkins serves up most frequently in “The Monkey,” detouring from every wide-open chance to showcase depth and humanity in favor of juvenile humor and gross-out splatter gags.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025

Caltrans suggests detouring via State Route 91, which runs east-west, and Interstate 605, which runs north-south.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

Frightened jockeys take what Luther called “the married man’s route,” timidly detouring around the outside of the pack.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand