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sidetracking

verb

present participle of sidetrack

as in deviating

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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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For the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaking up is not just about averting disorder, but about establishing a different civic order.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
While people in Israel are praising the passengers and the captain as heroes for averting disaster, a broader debate is emerging over government failures that allowed something like this to happen, Lonsdorf says.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

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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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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
The producer, Marisa Polvino, accuses her former partners of breach of contract and fraud for allegedly diverting the project’s rights and development assets away from her production company.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of diverting

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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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Only emergency vehicles will be permitted access, and law enforcement will be redirecting non-emergency traffic and assisting local residents, as needed.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Gomez advocates redirecting funding away from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Gonzales-Torres calls for abolishing ICE.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of redirecting

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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

Definition of switching

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Her penchant for polished and voluminous hair and luminous skin feels romantic without veering into the overly sweet.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
The 14-song set list provided a nifty overview of the breadth of her musical influences, veering from mountain music to her key country efforts to her crossover material and to the spiritual themes that invariably informed her work.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

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