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divert

[dih-vurt, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ- /




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Both support the effort to divert some 911 calls away from the Los Angeles Police Department, shifting them to unarmed responders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And she opposed the $2.6-billion upgrade of the Convention Center, saying it would divert funds away from core city services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

On Monday, Musk's lawyers are expected to try to convince the jury that Microsoft, by investing in OpenAI in 2019, knew it was helping divert a nonprofit foundation from its original purpose.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

And don’t forget the Justice Department indictment this year of a technology executive and associates allegedly running a sophisticated operation to divert high-end chips to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

They had to put their hands over their mouths when they spoke, to divert their polluted breath away from those whom they addressed.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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