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It has earmarked $2 billion to divert as many as four rivers into the waterway, bolstering three that already feed it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Their quirky, endearing moments and oddball chemistry often patch over — or at least divert us from — the contrivances and bits of filler in Rachel Hirons’ busy script.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

That must include steps to end the use of any "coercive measure to divert the natural movement of the elephants", it read.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

In the end the crews had to give up and divert their attention to protecting neighbouring properties, Loxie said.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The noise was unbelievable, yet I seemed to be the only person who heard it, who couldn’t divert her attention from the rustle of turning pages and the scratch of pencils on paper.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

It did strike me as odd, however, that “Tony” is forged on a factual alteration that diverts Tony from the kitchen far too often — the movie’s cardinal sin.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Yet even the best projections can crumble if, say, a parent loses a high-paying job or diverts money from their own retirement account to fund a 529 plan.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Led by Susan Angelo, Jan Wikstrom and Ellen Geer, this ensemble, under the direction of Willow Geer, diverts and distracts from the mustier aspects of Coward’s style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The petitioner suggests repurposing a building at nearby Chapelfield Gardens as a dovecote and source of food, in the hope it diverts pigeons away from the market.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

A second road block diverts us to the ring road.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

To deal with the water shortages along the Colorado River, others have suggested policies that encourage farmers to grow less hay — which consumes nearly half of the water diverted from the river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

It caused some disruption with at least two flights diverted elsewhere.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The plane, a Gulfstream C-37A jet, diverted to the Washington, D.C.-area airport after its right engine failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Such an enrichment level could be needed to power a small modular civilian reactor, but it would add to the risk nuclear material could be diverted for military purposes unless there were stringent controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Most of them still had no idea that their champion stock picker had become so diverted by these esoteric insurance contracts called credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Writer-director Jacob Chase, who previously made the 2020 horror film “Come Play,” downplays gore in favor of jump scares and mildly diverting set pieces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Starting in early 2025, Salisbury oversaw the unprecedented reassignment of more than 6,000 agents to immigration enforcement, diverting most of the agency from its normal duties.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

This could include cutting taxes on investors’ gains on U.K. stocks, or diverting more of the U.K.’s mammoth personal savings toward domestic stocks, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Harry Potter fans succeeded in diverting a multimillion-pound power link between the UK and Ireland after they complained it would disturb a "memorial" to Dobby the House Elf.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The thing about a diversion is that it has to be diverting.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer