diverting
Example Sentences
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How can we rush forward when AI is driving up electric bills, diverting scarce water, and damaging the environment?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
As it currently stands, road use fees fall short of fully funding roadway systems in most states already, and governments are currently diverting funds from other sources.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
U.S. government charged a Super Micro co-founder and two others for illegally diverting servers with restricted Nvidia chips to China.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
But it’s also a solid piece of entertainment that isn’t shy about making the family’s frequently painful dynamics queasily diverting.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
By diverting snowmelt from the ever-present Andes icecaps to high farm terraces, Wari was able literally to rise above the drought and flooding of lower elevations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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