as in veers
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside
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Essie’s Mint Candy Apple captures that creamy green-blue finish, while Essie's Turquoise and Caicos veers more sage-esque in color.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, its approach often veers from intriguing to grating at times.— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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His point cuts to the core of what makes this different from anything a Cold War-era analyst would recognize.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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In the great marketing team at Warner Brothers, there’s a fantastic person there called Susie Shen who cuts the trailers.— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Aeration can be done with a core aerator that punches shallow holes in the surface, or with a shovel or a rototiller that turns the soil more deeply.— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
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The three eventually work out their differences but not before Edgar turns Miles’s proto-smart-home devices against him, cancels his credit cards, and forges a criminal record for him.— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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The film bows in Berlin’s Perspectives section.— Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Inside, surrounded by butter lamps and intricate iconography, even my skeptical husband bows before the Buddha.— Shunali Khullar Shroff, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2025
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