diverted

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In a speech before departing his post, Gonzales alleged that authorities in the southern African country were “letting the United States pay for healthcare while officials diverted government funds to their own pockets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Lindberg treated the insurance companies as a “personal piggy bank,” prosecutors alleged, using some of the diverted sums to finance an extravagant lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

A UK-bound EasyJet flight was diverted to Rome after a power bank was found to be charging in a passenger's luggage, it has been revealed.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

However, some criticised the management of the product launch, saying the watches should be available for sale on the Swatch website and police resources had been unnecessarily diverted.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Savvy operators within these organizations diverted trucks and colluded with smugglers to import fleets of secondhand cars, vans, and buses from China.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden