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An Austrian Airlines flight from Israel to Austria has been forced to divert to Bulgaria after a reported bomb threat.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Net foreign direct investment inflows fell from a year earlier in both the first and second quarters, while rising defense and infrastructure costs threaten to divert money from megaprojects intended to reduce dependence on oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"South Korea and the United States deploy decoy targets to divert torpedoes, but AI could potentially help distinguish real targets from decoys," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Electronic interference can unintentionally divert a target to civilian areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I have to use the bathroom,” I announced, trying to divert the attention from my mother and the coat.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

We should hope that something else diverts White House attention from North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It did strike me as odd, however, that “Tony” is forged on a factual alteration that diverts Tony from the kitchen far too often — the movie’s cardinal sin.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Yet even the best projections can crumble if, say, a parent loses a high-paying job or diverts money from their own retirement account to fund a 529 plan.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

The food for the larder is donated by the charity FareShare, which redistributes surplus food and diverts it away from landfill.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

A second road block diverts us to the ring road.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

A tree that wasn’t board-feet of lumber was a waste, a landscape that wasn’t plowed was a waste, a river that wasn’t diverted to irrigate was a waste.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Once the fake students were enrolled, Mogambi allegedly diverted their financial aid payments to himself, keeping 30% and sending the remainder to his associates in Kenya.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Forty-three flights bound for Istanbul Airport had to be diverted Wednesday, as did three flights heading for Sabiha Gokcen on the Asian side, which temporarily suspended take-offs due to strong winds, the transport ministry said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Flight BA2660 was heading to Faro in the Algarve but diverted over north-western France in order to return to London Gatwick.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Caper as you like, it won’t wash out your crimes. Daenerys Targaryen is no silly child to be diverted by japes and tumbles. She will deal with you justly.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

In 1941, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power began diverting water from streams that feed the lake, sending it to the City of Angels via its controversial aqueduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

You talk about taking the slow road to retirement, not diverting down dirt tracks leading you to the Emerald City of AI, and how it seems, well, boring and safe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

An equipment outage snarled air travel across the Northeast on Monday, significantly delaying passengers and diverting flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

However, critics said the plans would not save money, while diverting resources from front-line services and leaving councils more remote from their communities.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The thing about a diversion is that it has to be diverting.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer