diverted
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A critical incident was declared at some London hospitals after the provider was targeted by Qilin on 3 June 2024, with blood transfusion services severely disrupted, operations cancelled and emergency patients diverted elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Several flights were diverted to other airports as a precaution, according to the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
She also contended that substantial FBI resources were diverted to such probes, and that she was retaliated against for questioning their legality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Recently, the company said it had diverted a quarter of its engineers to shoring up security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Her son, she said, who was in the army. How friendly such things make strangers feel, don’t they? She talked away all the time the man clipped, and diverted my mind nicely.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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