diverting
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Ships bringing merchandise from Asia to Europe have been diverting from the Red Sea and the Suez and sailing instead around South Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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
Starting in early 2025, Salisbury oversaw the unprecedented reassignment of more than 6,000 agents to immigration enforcement, diverting most of the agency from its normal duties.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
And by catching and circumventing threatening behavior early, there was a good chance of diverting those students toward a more positive path.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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