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detour (s) (noun), detours (pl)
An indirect way to go from one place to another; a thought or speech that switches directions from time to time: The road sign said DETOUR ahead so the drivers were cautious driving down the road.

The audience was often puzzled by the detours Mr. Hathaway made in his talk on infrastructure.

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