divert

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Torrential rains also forced two international flights to Bali’s airport to be diverted earlier Tuesday, while three other departures from the airport were delayed, an airport spokesman said in a statement.

From Barron's

"As a precautionary measure, international departures have been temporarily suspended, and incoming international flights are being diverted," the statement said, as the fire had affected "network and IT services".

From Barron's

Similarly, aging stem cells appear to divert resources away from producing new cells and toward survival programs as they cope with stress.

From Science Daily

It also said the law had "diverted traffic to darker, unregulated corners of the internet".

From BBC

However, the loads were diverted to unlicensed dumps around the country.

From BBC