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veering

NOUN
swerve
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A 13-year-old boy on an e-bike in Garden Grove died earlier this week after veering into the center median and hurtling onto the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

We are veering from our usual approach because USO’s extreme premiums seem unlikely to decline soon—which makes selling the puts quite attractive.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Traffic Scotland urged drivers to be prepared for sudden gusts and vehicles veering off course.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

You feel the exhilaration of veering off the path, the self-exile of speeding toward nowhere, the dread that this caravan has veered too far for its own safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The starboard wing was heavily engaged, however, and the center had shattered under the stones of those trebuchets, some captains tinning downstream, others veering to port, anything to escape that crushing rain.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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