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Less than an hour after takeoff, it lost communication with air traffic control, and radar showed that it had deviated from its planned flight path.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

In September, while on tour in Uzbekistan, he performed a dance in military uniform for fallen Russian soldiers, earning a reprimand from Uzbek authorities, who said he had deviated from an agreed programme.

From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2022

Then a teaching assistant had deviated slightly from their usual goodbye routine.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

The board and Moore also found that Officer William Wheat had deviated from policy when he tried to kick open the hallway door while holding his service weapon in his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2021

The passenger jet had left Seoul earlier that day, bound for Anchorage, Alaska, and had deviated off course into Soviet airspace.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau