divert
Example Sentences
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The Venezuelan crude could be diverted to the U.S. market, instead of China, he adds.
When hostilities began, operators were forced to divert their cargo ships to longer routes around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa, creating a shortage of vessels while inflating freight rates.
China resumed buying U.S. soybeans in November, this after a spat about tariffs led the world’s biggest agricultural buyer to divert most of their business to other nations like Brazil and Argentina.
Another big year for potholes was the exceptionally wet 2023, when L.A. diverted crews from other regular duties to focus on fulfilling roughly 19,642 pothole repair requests the city had received over four months.
From Los Angeles Times
Hundreds of flights had to be diverted to neighbouring countries with thousands of travellers hit.
From Barron's
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