deflected
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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
Staley deflected a reporter’s questions about what Auriemma claimed she said to officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
They were lucky to beat Ukraine, outplayed for much of the game but thankful for Gareth Bale's deflected free-kick, following his two brilliant goals in the semi-final win over Austria.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
It hit the finger section of my glove, deflected off, smashed into the upper rim of the left lens of my glasses, glanced off my forehead, and knocked me down.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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