diversion
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The office also can lift obstacles to building more affordable housing, while using its prosecutor role to shift many homeless offenders to diversion programs “rather than cycling people between jails and our streets,” Roy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Roy would use the city attorney’s role as the prosecutor of most misdemeanor crimes to funnel nonviolent offenders into diversion programs, such as mental health treatment or vocational training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In one email, he all but admitted the scholarships to young women were a diversion.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
They give readers a diversion from the daily drumbeat of news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Apparently Leo’s diversion with Buford the end table hadn’t worked—at least not for long.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Experiencing hours-long delays and diversions out of Aspen’s airport is as much a part of the local experience as spotting bears during hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“When surface water diversions are curtailed, the effect on streamflow is immediate. That is not the case with groundwater pumping. It could be weeks, months or years before groundwater pumping impacts a stream.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But if you’re looking for joy online, we have diversions to help make this day fulfilling.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The authorities had to close Greek airspace for hours, causing chaos, with a chain of cancellations and diversions to neighbouring countries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
There wasn’t a thing in the way of diversions, nowhere to buy a book or even a magazine that didn’t involve speedboats, customized cars, or guns and ammo.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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