diversion

Example Sentences

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The second diversion has to do with the limits of human desire.

From The Wall Street Journal

North Wales Police added that there were diversions in place and urged people to avoid the area.

From BBC

“Excessive water diversions are killing California’s key salmon runs,” said Barry Nelson, an advisor to the Golden State Salmon Assn., a nonprofit group.

From Los Angeles Times

Jenkinson added: "We also saw frequent diversions to other hospitals due to staffing shortages, which may lead to distress for women who had made specific plans at their chosen hospital."

From BBC

Howard, the architect of the 1996 reforms, came out to suggest they were an "attempted diversion".

From BBC