divert
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The U.S. government charged co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two other individuals last month regarding an alleged plan to divert U.S.-assembled servers to China in a violation of export-control laws.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Frontier AI labs are unlikely to divert resources away from their core large language model business, while improving AI tools will require strong cybersecurity and infrastructure software to manage complex tech stacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Instead, the former Bosnia-Herzegovina striker hinted he had deliberately created headlines in an effort to divert attention towards him and away from the 23-year-old former Roma and Ajax player.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
To mitigate risks, the U.A.E. has outlined specific flight corridors for pilots and primed air-traffic controllers to rapidly divert aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
During the last week of January the locks on the Intracoastal Waterway were closed to exclude the toxic waters from Matagorda Bay and divert them into the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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