deflected
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Others, including a few party leaders, deflected questions by citing a focus on this year’s midterm elections.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
By calculating the strength of the star's wind and tracking how much the jets were deflected, researchers were able to determine the jets' power at a specific moment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Cheng has deflected questions about her position, saying recently it was "premature" to discuss a final solution and what was needed now was "peaceful and stable cross-strait relations."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Staley deflected a reporter’s questions about what Auriemma claimed she said to officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
My shield deflected the point, but I felt a painful tingling all over my body.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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