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redirect

[ree-di-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌri dɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /


VERB
sublimate
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On its own, though, the optical Kerr effect is too weak to redirect a beam of light by an amount that would be useful in practical devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Schmit added that it was unclear how much crude Saudi Arabia could redirect this way.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Phillipson said her move to scrap the body, which comes amid wider efforts to cut the number of arm's length bodies in Whitehall, would redirect resources from "oversight to direct delivery" of the government's goals.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Peers can redirect students’ attention when they’re off-task or ignore attention-getting behaviors.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

When a user touches on sensitive topics like bioweapons and cybersecurity, Fable pops up a notification and then redirects the conversation to an earlier, less capable model.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Microsoft shared that it’s sacrificing Azure growth as it redirects compute capacity internally to improve Copilot.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

Software stocks could recover by developing their own AI products or if a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending redirects investment back to the sector.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

Their work has now identified a molecular switch inside breast cancer cells that redirects gene activity toward stress tolerance and tumor expansion.

From Science Daily Dec. 1, 2025

It redirects our attention to the great source and fountainhead of human life.

From The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger

That result redirected their attention toward the axon's physical properties.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

River broke out and redirected itself by a mile near Compton, wiping out neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Some capacity could be redirected toward safety testing, improving models and serving customers, but those workloads may not replace curtailed frontier training dollar for dollar.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The fund follows William's decision to stop personally benefiting from the £1.5m annual rent generated by Dartmoor Prison, with the funding redirected into the local community.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Dante had already redirected his attention to Legs who was licking his face.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

The prime minister's spokesman insisted the policy would be funded by redirecting "savings" identified by departments to cover the cost of the ID scheme.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

These actions included things like changing the title on bank accounts and other property, redirecting household bills, canceling credit cards, consolidating retirement accounts, making Roth conversions and giving away money.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

“That lays the groundwork for tomorrow, when it could be stopping and boarding ships, redirecting them to clear customs on the mainland or turning them back for failing ‘inspection.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The city has “exceeded expectations” in food recovery, he said, saving 80 million meals that would have been thrown out and redirecting them to people in need.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

“Detective work does sound exciting,” she said vaguely, maybe in the hope of redirecting the conversation.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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