diversion
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EasyJet apologised "for the inconvenience caused by the diversion and delay in disembarking" its flight which was diverted to Stansted.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The initial draft of AB 46 had proposed also excluding attempted murder charges from the diversion program, but this language was later removed during revisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The town's 18th Century bridge was badly damaged by floods in 2015 and, while it was repaired, the town was effectively split in half with a long diversion.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
While they’re known for divinatory diversion today, their genesis is anything but lighthearted and involved serious money, serious games and serious art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Both Jeanne and Jacob silently resolved to grab as many of those old, tattered volumes as they could carry as soon as Michelangelo’s diversion began.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
NJ Transit warned passengers to expect schedule changes and diversions up to four hours before kickoff and three hours after the match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Backups and diversions have affected residents, commuters and even emergency vehicles, county officials said, as well as created pedestrian safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Drivers have been warned of 30-minute delays and diversions are in place.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 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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