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shunting

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present participle of shunt

as in shifting

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Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Climate volatility, shifting regulatory pressures and economic uncertainty are rapidly transforming cotton farming from a traditional agricultural endeavor into a complex, high-stakes business challenge.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Angi data shows 60 percent of consumers are now putting off projects and switching to maintenance.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, the 30-year-old, who is in his first season with the Penguins, has decided to honor his father, Alexander, by switching his jersey number.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviating

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Two experiments but same result The researchers operated the QPC in a weak-backscattering regime, allowing most quasiparticles to pass while randomly deflecting a small fraction.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
But his actions here — deflecting accountability, being vague yet defensive about his own politics — and his history with Kraft suggest his sympathies might not lie with the causes his opening acts stand for.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of deflecting

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Even more alarming, in another case, Nvidia didn’t notice that a small data center in Thailand diverting chips was relying on fake leases to purchase bulk orders.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
All seemed right in the world until 2008, when Cook discovered that McCauley had been diverting funds for years, forging bank statements and checks and making large withdrawals.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverting

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An event can therefore become less about transferring information and more about creating the conditions where useful decisions and relationships develop.

— Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
McCullar, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound native of San Antonio, Texas, played during the 2022-23 and ’23-24 seasons at KU after transferring from Texas Tech, then was selected by Phoenix with the 56th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferring

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Investment in other states Some Republicans are calling for redirecting financial investments in Georgia and North Carolina, as recent polling and rankings of the Senate races show Democratic candidates holding a strong advantage.

— Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The researchers concluded that the planet appears to have an atmosphere that cools its dayside by reflecting light from its star and essentially redirecting that heat to the planet's nightside.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of redirecting

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While Spencer Jones is still a work in progress defensively in center, Grisham certainly shouldn’t be patrolling the position for the Yankees moving forward.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
There were Penn parents, too, likely moving their kids into college that weekend.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

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