diverted

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Many of the 4,000 officers called in to police both events are being diverted from normal crime-fighting duties and 660 are arriving from other forces outside of London.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It is alleged that more than $4.5 billion was diverted from 1MDB between 2009 and 2015 by fund officials and associates, including Low.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The U.S.’s biggest rival has long served as a clearinghouse for American and European-made components that could be diverted to drone factories in Iran and Russia, according to the former Treasury officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Aid trucks are no longer diverted from reaching their destinations en masse, and child malnutrition cases have plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Their chambers lie beyond this place, where the aqueduct’s water was diverted for the games. Once we have dealt with you...once you have helped us...the twins have promised we will never suffer again.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan