diversion

In one email, he all but admitted the scholarships to young women were a diversion.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

She added many of the diversion routes are unsuitable for large vehicles and volumes of traffic.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The closure caused long tailbacks during the morning rush hour with diversion routes becoming congested.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

His only diversion is collecting newspaper clippings of famous people, leading him to make secret late-night forays into the archives to uncover the minutiae of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Once at the church he would discover where the piece of tapestry was kept; then he would create a diversion of some kind.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

But as European and U.S. manufacturers tightened controls to avert diversions by the Houthis and the Iranians, the Yemeni rebels turned to China, arms experts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It is not an old diversion that was never cancelled, it is one of these daft diversions that make no sense," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But if you’re looking for joy online, we have diversions to help make this day fulfilling.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

The authorities had to close Greek airspace for hours, causing chaos, with a chain of cancellations and diversions to neighbouring countries.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

There wasn’t a thing in the way of diversions, nowhere to buy a book or even a magazine that didn’t involve speedboats, customized cars, or guns and ammo.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson