deviation
Example Sentences
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He took Boyd’s gun but not his phone, a deviation from department procedure that set the course for what happened over the next few hours.
The drama's story closely followed the game's, with a few deviations, and fans pointed out shot-for-shot comparisons where sequences were almost identical to their pixelated inspiration.
From BBC
And then, the one deliberate deviation: brown butter.
From Salon
The system provides transparency, explainability and monitoring for deviations from what human experts might conclude in a case.
In the same speech, Lane said the ECB would not respond to “small, transitory” deviations of inflation from its target, but would change policy in response to “large, sustained” departures.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
