deviating

Example Sentences

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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

But the new practitioners of the FDE strategy are deviating fundamentally from Palantir’s original design in a way that makes them unlikely to achieve the same success, people familiar with Palantir’s FDE approach say.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

He believes the asset manager erred in deviating from the contractual terms of the fund agreements.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

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

After all, Baird thought, if the technology was new, was it fair to make the case that Reggie was grossly deviating from a standard of care, if the standard of care wasn’t clear?

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