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deviate

[dee-vee-ayt, dee-vee-it] / ˈdi viˌeɪt, ˈdi vi ɪt /


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These are ideas that have proved successful in modern football but Carrick's United deviate from this approach more than most.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

This doesn’t deviate from what Smith has said before about her health struggles.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Tehran insists on controlling the waterway, saying it will charge fees for passage and threatening to hit vessels that deviate from its authorised route.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Department of Justice sued RealPage, a Texas-based software company, alleging it gathered private data from landlords to set rent prices and make it difficult for property managers to deviate from these price recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Like all good shooters, the pattern of Bull’s shooting did not deviate; in fact it was unconscious, buried in instinct, and rooted in long hours of boyhood practice.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"This is a fundamental discovery that deviates from theoretical predictions," Yang said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

She deviates from the one-note mean girl role, supplying Gen with dimensionality and kindness that characters like these were rarely afforded.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Periods where inflation deviates more from target than unemployment are associated with tightening monetary policy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

In doing so, the measurement deviates from lived experience, especially for cash-strapped Americans who are most exposed by these price changes.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

She rarely deviates from her original pattern, her hymn of particulars.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Overseas, synthetic tokens, which track stock prices without conferring ownership rights, sometimes deviated significantly from real stock values during off hours and periods of low trading volume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

They often must provide evidence that the government willfully violated a policy or otherwise deviated from its charge — that is, did something irregular — to overcome the standard.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

This week's exchange of strikes was sparked after Iran was accused of targeting three vessels it said had deviated from its approved route.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

We hurriedly deviated from the path, running into the bushes and lying on the ground.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

But the deal broke down shortly afterward when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Klarna will be deviating from its traditional pay-in-four system that stretches a purchase over six weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

According to the statements, the Emirates SkyCargo flight landed on the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport before deviating and pitching into the sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

That night, Roberts removed Ohtani from his no-hit bid because, as he put it after the game, he didn’t feel comfortable deviating from the superstar’s prescripted pitching plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

As if Frederick understands already that both have been assigned to their specific courses, that there is no deviating now.

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


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