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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
deflect .
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Examples
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“But if in any point it deflects from the law of nature, it is no longer a law but a perversion of law.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on the Revolution (?) in Kyrgyzstan 2010
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The not quite was because it's a £14.99 posh paperback, ie stiffer covers, better quality paper and French flaps but none of that deflects from the fact that it's a paperback at hardback price.
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The not quite was because it's a £14.99 posh paperback, ie stiffer covers, better quality paper and French flaps but none of that deflects from the fact that it's a paperback at hardback price.
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The not quite was because it's a £14.99 posh paperback, ie stiffer covers, better quality paper and French flaps but none of that deflects from the fact that it's a paperback at hardback price.
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Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin deflects a Montreal shot during his 4-0 series-opening shutout.
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Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin deflects a shot against Washington Sunday while teammates help.
USATODAY.com - Lightning add to Caps' latest postseason failure 2003
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I believe that that kind of deflects from the real issue.
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The GOP pushes the "Drill anywhere and everywhere" agenda, resists any and all safeguards, and then deflects the blame they deserve by "Going easy" on the President.
'This is an ecological disaster,' Rubio says of oil spill 2010
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However now that the Idea for "change" is presented management deflects the notion as "a requirements change" and calls on cost as the reason it cannot be changed.
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It deflects from the purpose, said Don Howe , the former England assistant coach and the architect of Arsenal's back four.
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