diversion
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In one email, he all but admitted the scholarships to young women were a diversion.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It is not an old diversion that was never cancelled, it is one of these daft diversions that make no sense," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
They give readers a diversion from the daily drumbeat of news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
And if there were, it meant a long diversion along the river until we found an unguarded bridge.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
But if you’re looking for joy online, we have diversions to help make this day fulfilling.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
A spokesperson for the airport said operations were suspended between 17:40 and 19:15 BST, "resulting in a number of cancellations and diversions" to flights.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The authorities had to close Greek airspace for hours, causing chaos, with a chain of cancellations and diversions to neighbouring countries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Brent crude traded at $91.62 a barrel as Gulf oil exports ran at roughly half their prewar rate, with workarounds including pipeline diversions and shuttle ships coming under increasing pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The modern tourist industry, in the sense of people traveling en masse to a congenial spot and finding lots of diversions awaiting them when they got there, is essentially a White Mountains invention.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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