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Detours into Lindsay’s traumatic childhood, for example, and into her current profession as an audiobook narrator seem somewhat extraneous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Detours and roadblocks will demand much more than just showing up for a few hours on a day in June.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
Detours caused delays of 20 minutes or more.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Detours led to full trains and half-hour delays on Friday.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
Detours and by-paths included attempts to grow various conifers from seed and persuade cuttings to root.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association
