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off the desired or intended path or course
- how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?
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“Afield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afield. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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