diverted

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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

Treasury contends that Maarij arranged for oil to be diverted to an Iraqi businessman, Salim Ahmed Said, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year for smuggling Iranian oil blended with Iraqi oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

She said bureaucracy had to be reduced and savings had to be made, which could be diverted into education.

From BBC • May 3, 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

It wasn’t very interesting, and while the grown- ups’ attention was diverted, I decided it was a good time to take action.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd