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deviate

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


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Over longer horizons, though, leveraged ETFs can deviate sharply from the assets they track—often resulting in titanic gains or devastating losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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

“They really, really, really hate anyone that deviates from the norm,” he said in a 2021 podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

In spite of its quarter-mile heights, Windows on the World deviated from lofty and pretentious fine-dining conventions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

Flight over Channel w/out incident although deviated from planned course over Caen to avoid antiaircraft fire.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

It also accused the convoy of deviating from the route co-ordinated with the military.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

Despite the surge in oil prices, oil majors and U.S. shale producers aren’t deviating much from their existing spending plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The closest Sabbs and Colvin came to deviating from McDonald’s sanitized version of events came when the directors recognized the role Geoghan played in launching the Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

She walked a straight line to the ocean, for the pools had frozen and she could follow her compass without deviating.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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