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detour

[dee-toor, dih-toor] / ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər /


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Later, back at NH Collection Suecia, Hemingway’s old Madrid address and my lucky perch for the week, I detour into the restroom.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

With the bridge closed, motorists wanting to get between England and Wales are having to take a five-minute detour to use the larger Wye Bridge on the A48 - a crossing that opened in 1988.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Caregiving is not a detour from a productive life — it is part of it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“I was thinking of making a detour on my way back to spend the night with you guys. What do you think?” his father said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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