diversion
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For the 51-year-old from East Orange, N.J., the diversion to Hoboken added another step to an already punishing trip that includes a New York City subway ride and a walk to her office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The company has said it halted shipments to Megaspeed in the summer of 2025 and works with U.S. authorities to ensure there isn’t large-scale chip diversion to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
He said the concern was that "if you issue enough hoax threats, then complacency could set in and a real threat could be ignored - or they could be a diversion".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Despite attack ads saying otherwise, Roy hasn’t vowed to block prosecution of certain misdemeanor crimes — even though she prefers diversion programs as a way to aid homeless defendants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The mood in the car was heavy, and at first I regretted having suggested the diversion, but the moment Dad saw the falls he was transformed, elated.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Aviation analytics company Cirium reported 600 diversions, most back to the origin airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
News outlet Axios reported on Wednesday that Trump had approved action against suspected diversions of Nvidia chips to China on at least three occasions this year, but that Lutnick did not act on the requests.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
“When surface water diversions are curtailed, the effect on streamflow is immediate. That is not the case with groundwater pumping. It could be weeks, months or years before groundwater pumping impacts a stream.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But if you’re looking for joy online, we have diversions to help make this day fulfilling.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
That explained blitzball, that explained the nightly meetings of the Super Suicide Society, that explained his insistence that I share all his diversions.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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