diverted
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However, investigations by the Treasury Department found that virtually all of the American and European parts were being diverted through Chinese intermediaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
What happens here, mechanically speaking, is that liquidity is sucked out of the financial system and diverted to the real economy, in Howell’s words.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week denied a request to be diverted into mental health treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kazakhstan's cloud-seeding trials raised alarm in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan where fears were flagged of "cloud theft" -- alleging that rain clouds could be diverted to Kazakhstan, aggravating its own drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Montag had only a glimpse, before Faber, seeing Montag's attention diverted, turned quickly and shut the bedroom door and stood holding the knob with a trembling hand.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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