as in veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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An Example Of Someone Emulating AI I’ve constructed an example to illustrate what some people are doing when veering into this AI emulation milieu.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
The mayor said his decision to restore funding for some programs doesn’t mean the city is veering from a highly conservative approach to its spending.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Zigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigging. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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