diverted

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Lindberg treated the insurance companies as a “personal piggy bank,” prosecutors alleged, using some of the diverted sums to finance an extravagant lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

US-led efforts to negotiate an end to more than four years of war have slowed in recent months with Washington's attention diverted towards its conflict in the Middle East.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The company has been criticised by some people, who say the watches should be available on its website and police resources had been unnecessarily diverted.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Since the naval blockade began on April 13, the U.S. military has diverted at least 85 ships and disabled four others, according to U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Hercules diverted the courses of two rivers and made them flow through the stables in a great flood that washed out the filth in no time at all.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton