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deviate

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


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I am unlikely to deviate from a system when I see things laid out in front of me.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Active management allows He and his three co-managers to deviate from risk parity if the team favors a particular asset class.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

United are not unwilling to talk but are determined not to deviate from a pre-stated desire to keep their wage bill under control.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde in a speech last week said that should inflation deviate significantly from target, the response must be appropriately forceful or persistent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The person should have known that their conduct was wrong and didn’t just deviate from what was right, but substantially deviated.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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