divert
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Machchhar recalled on a podcast last year preparing to divert the plane for landing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The crew reported the severe turbulence and made a Mayday call at 08:01 with a request to divert to Bangkok.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The new listings could divert investor capital away from existing listed names as investors reassess relative growth, monetization and valuations, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
British Airways said it was forced to cancel or divert more than 100 flights, impacting tens of thousands of its customers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The noise was unbelievable, yet I seemed to be the only person who heard it, who couldn’t divert her attention from the rustle of turning pages and the scratch of pencils on paper.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Yet even the best projections can crumble if, say, a parent loses a high-paying job or diverts money from their own retirement account to fund a 529 plan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Fraud like this diverts essential equipment away from genuine organisations and the effects are far reaching, beyond immediate losses for the legitimate businesses involved."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
And when you’re with other people, pocket the phone: Even its mere presence diverts attention and detracts from enjoyment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
After making several steps toward her, the mountain lion diverts from the trail and bounds up the hillside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Instinctively, my hands fold like I’m praying, and then I extend my arms forward, cutting through the splendor as it diverts in either direction, barely avoiding me on either side.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The airline said it was another "on-duty flydubai crew travelling on the flight who diverted and landed the aircraft safely" and that it was suspending flights to Israel while an investigation took place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted after a physical fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some villagers said they had been "cut off", with traffic diverted along a narrow, unlit country road that becomes easily congested.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia diverted crude across the desert to the Red Sea, while the United Arab Emirates used its pipeline to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, but those didn’t fill the gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The danger which he presented was, after all, not immediate but slow and simmering, a sort which can, at least in the abstract, be postponed or diverted in any number of ways.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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However, critics said the plans would not save money, while diverting resources from front-line services and leaving councils more remote from their communities.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
One might think that diverting all that money and time toward a promotional stunt meant that Netflix believed in the film.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
El Niño has affected rainfall in Thailand, while heavy rain has disrupted cane harvesting in Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer, where mills are also diverting more cane to ethanol.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Writer-director Jacob Chase, who previously made the 2020 horror film “Come Play,” downplays gore in favor of jump scares and mildly diverting set pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“If they’re diverting the remaining water to ‘critical services,’ it means there’s still a little bit left.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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