Word: deflecting
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These revelations raise two critical questions. First, is the Yemeni source reporting valid information, or is Yemen hyping the level of external involvement to deflect attention from its own civilian and government involvement? Subsequently, did the embassy and Central Intelligence Agency station recognize the danger and, if so, did they relay this information quickly to Washington and military planners? The embassy could ill afford to make inherently subjective security decisions on its own, without senior consultation; while providing a unique, direct perspective on Yemen-specific security issues, their closeness to the host country could actually inhibit objective analysis...
Jonas tries to deflect much of the praise he receives, attributing his success and the team's record to the resourceful play of his defense and the team as a whole...
...supposed to be a quick, clean attack: Boies et al. were calling only two witnesses, who were, one presumed, supposed to deflect every GOP criticism and render every doubt moot: Of course there should be a full manual recount in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties! Is there another conceivable outcome...
...keys to his success is his talented teammates in the receiving corps, including sophomore Kyle Cremarosa and junior Sam Taylor, who deflect defensive attention away from...
...that play, Braves forward Alison Jaquith fired a high shot that Crimson sophomore keeper Cheryl Gunther stretched out to deflect off the crossbar. The rebound came right back to Jaquith, however, who was able to tuck the ball inside the near post before Gunther was able to recollect her bearings...