divert
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Both support the effort to divert some 911 calls away from the Los Angeles Police Department, shifting them to unarmed responders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
And she opposed the $2.6-billion upgrade of the Convention Center, saying it would divert funds away from core city services.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s better to capture the revenue than divert it to ticket resellers, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Thirdly, Kovalenko says, there "is an attempt to divert attention from Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian territory and its own ability to defend its own territories, including Moscow".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Juno’s plan was to have the two fall in love with each other and so divert Aeneas from Italy and induce him to settle down with Dido.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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