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sidetracked

verb

past tense of sidetrack

as in deviated

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McInerny saw a character who deviated from the usual ingenue.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
To deal with this unreliability, the Paraborgs will need better onboard systems to pinpoint their positions and monitor their actions so researchers can recognize when an insect has deviated from its course or become less responsive.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviated

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Pennsylvania officials announced the deaths last month, with Shapiro stressing that vaccinations could have averted the deaths.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
After a mistrial was initially averted earlier Thursday and the panel went back for more deliberations, Reddington came very close to losing his composure at Judge Sullivan.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of averted

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The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
How TADs work Tax Allocation Districts are designated areas where property tax revenue growth is diverted from governments and used to fund development and infrastructure improvements within that district.

— Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverted

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His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Later, Sanguinetti shifted her focus to taking still images of Guile and Beli.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifted

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She’s haunted by her divorce from Donn, and her greatest fear is being alone, which is becoming more and more of a real possibility, especially since her family has largely moved away.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Diane was a blender of hair and plaid, while Aurora moved solidly, pushing a wheelbarrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

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ZipApply helps simplify the process by allowing candidates to apply without being redirected away from ZipRecruiter.

— Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
As the aircraft accelerates and the conditions become suitable for ramjet operation, airflow can be redirected so that the ramjet becomes the primary source of propulsion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of redirected

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Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
As a result of the collision, the 20-year-old driver of a Toyota Tacoma swerved to avoid hitting the Mercedes-Benz, the outlet reported.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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