diverted
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The flights into Sofia were not diverted and no explosives were found when the planes were checked, Peev said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The LOT flight, which had also been scheduled to arrive at Chopin, was diverted to the Polish capital's other airport, Warsaw Modlin.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
A tree that wasn’t board-feet of lumber was a waste, a landscape that wasn’t plowed was a waste, a river that wasn’t diverted to irrigate was a waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The share of waste processed at an incinerator remained broadly the same at 82% but the amount being diverted to landfill fell by 10%.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Savvy operators within these organizations diverted trucks and colluded with smugglers to import fleets of secondhand cars, vans, and buses from China.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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