off-beam

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Their U.S. bond market forecasts were even more off-beam - only 2% of respondents predicted the 10-year Treasury yield would end this year above 3.0% and just four individuals thought it would be above 3.5%.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2022

This source could be delayed X-ray afterglow emission from GRB170817A produced by an off-beam jet23, which may account for the otherwise small probability of having an aligned short-GRB jet within such a small volume24.

From Nature • Oct. 15, 2017

It's a kind of compressed Americana, to which he sets defiantly off-beam lyrics.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2010

Nadal showed no obvious signs of the muscle injury that required on-court treatment on Thursday but his precision groundstrokes were slightly off-beam on a slick court which suited Lopez's attacking style.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2010

But a memorable amount of adolescent confusion and pain flickers on& off-beam, illuminating its causes with an honesty, economy and poignancy which are rare on the U.S. screen.

From Time Magazine Archive