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shunting

verb

present participle of shunt

as in shifting

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Consequently, industry experts emphasize that underlying supply tightness remains unchanged, suggesting overnight crude price declines reflect short term market sentiment reactions to election results rather than shifting fundamentals.

— , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Proposition 50 slightly increased the district’s Democratic registration advantage while shifting its boundaries northward to include communities such as Huron, Riverdale, Caruthers, Kerman and San Joaquin.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of shifting

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Silicon carbide is widely used in applications such as electric vehicle inverters, while gallium nitride supports compact, fast-switching power converters.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The machine features solid performance for both work and play, and switching it between laptop and tablet modes couldn't be easier.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

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The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviating

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The passport-sized phone is comfortable to stow in a pocket or use closed, but unfolds to reveal a matte, light-deflecting surface with a barely-visible crease.

— TIME Staff, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
With its available sun-deflecting bright-white fabric and huge garage door-like entryway, the tent makes for a natural day shelter for events out in the sun, rain and wind.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of deflecting

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Commissioners, who have accused the sheriff of diverting payroll money toward branding and amenities at a training facility, voted unanimously to pull fire-rescue back under direct county control starting in 2028.

— Jose Navarro, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
In 1941, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power began diverting water from streams that feed the lake, sending it to the City of Angels via its controversial aqueduct.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverting

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That original Berkeley cast, including Eisa Davis, Daniel Breaker, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Coleman Domingo, won the 2008 Obie Award for ensemble at New York’s Public Theater before transferring to Broadway.

— James C. Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Christa Pike, the death row inmate who survived a botched lethal injection attempt, has filed an emergency federal court motion to stop prison officials from transferring her back to her former housing block, claiming her life is in danger.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of transferring

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By redirecting factory capacity from the Cybertruck to the Cybercab, Tesla is making a clear manufacturing bet on that strategy.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
After all, redirecting even $100 or $200 each month toward a high-rate balance can help reduce interest costs over time.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of redirecting

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This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Over the last few decades, the percentage of children diagnosed with myopia has moved steadily upward, while age at diagnosis appears to be moving down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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