divert
Example Sentences
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It’s better to capture the revenue than divert it to ticket resellers, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
They expect more shippers to divert cargo to rail from trucks and projected that the deal will take 2.1 million trucks off the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“This idea that we can steal … and divert water however we want with no consequences has got to end.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
On Monday, Musk's lawyers are expected to try to convince the jury that Microsoft, by investing in OpenAI in 2019, knew it was helping divert a nonprofit foundation from its original purpose.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Joe himself hopped out, grabbed a shovel from the back, and proceeded, in a few minutes, to divert water from Indian Creek into the Roybal ditch that led to his illegal field.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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