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Last September, New York City said it was reevaluating its business relationship with the firm amid concerns it was deviating from its “climate commitments.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

The pilots should have seen from the instrument panel attitude display that the plane was deviating from its flight path to the left.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

A few days later, the safety commission ordered Metro to stop after the commission said it found the agency was deviating from its inspection process.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told a news briefing the build-up had become more difficult for China to hide and it appeared it was deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based around minimal deterrence.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2021

They were at the elevator before it occurred to Johnny that he was deviating considerably from his intended line of conduct.

From The Thunder Bird by Bower, B. M.