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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
deviate . - noun Plural form of
deviate .
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Examples
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The moment even one protester deviates from the script and responds to provocation, the moral legitimacy of the entire protest is compromised.
Mark Engler: The Limits of Internet Organizing Mark Engler 2010
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But that deviates from the comment on the new look. jerezano
Page 2 2009
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The second you do something that deviates from the party line, you become the enemy, and find yourself on the business end of their pitchforks.
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But that deviates from the comment on the new look. jerezano
Page 2 2009
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If the court of first instance (not the “trial court”, obviously) applies a standard or appears to apply a standard that deviates from the jurisprudence constante in a way that is disadvantageous to your client, you can appeal and let the court of appeals sort it out.
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But that deviates from the comment on the new look. jerezano
Page 2 2009
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I love that she deviates from the image of the typical Hollywood actress.
Kristen Stewart on fame (and the 'deep, heady foreplay' in 'Twilight') | EW.com 2009
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But that deviates from the comment on the new look. jerezano
Page 2 2009
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This may help for a little while, but deviates from the McDonnell model and from the Brown model.
The NRSC wastes *no* time on properly greeting Giannoulias. | RedState 2010
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Any word spoken, in class, in the lunchroom, or on the campus, that deviates from the views of another person may start an argument or cause a disturbance.
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