alter course
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- The boat altered its course during the storm to avoid the worst of the waves.
- The pilot was forced to alter course to avoid a large flock of birds.
- Faced with unexpected market changes, the company had to alter its strategic course.
- The captain announced they would alter course slightly to give passengers a better view of the coastline.
- After receiving new data, the research team decided to alter the course of their experiment.
- A sudden change in wind direction meant the yacht had to constantly alter its course.
- The government may need to alter course on its policy if public opposition continues to grow.
- The asteroid is expected to alter its course as it passes near the planet's gravitational field.
- He realized his initial career plan wasn't working and chose to alter his course by going back to school.
- If we don't alter our course, we are heading directly into the restricted zone.