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diverting

American  
[dih-vur-ting, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr tɪŋ, daɪ- /

adjective

  1. serving to divert; entertaining; amusing.


Other Word Forms

  • divertingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of diverting

First recorded in 1645–55; divert + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors allege Liaw orchestrated a scheme to bypass Super Micro’s compliance, diverting $510 million in servers to China and staging dummy servers for inspectors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Super Micro Computer had placed two employees on leave and fired a contractor after charges of diverting U.S.-assembled servers to China, violating export control laws.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two allegedly sent goods from the US to shipping firms in Malaysia and Singapore between 2022 and 2025, before diverting them to companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China.

From BBC

Employees of a US computer company raked in billions of dollars diverting Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China in violation of export controls, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

From Barron's

But Iran has blocked the strait and attacked ships in the Gulf, so Saudi Arabia has been diverting its oil along the East West Pipeline to the Red Sea.

From Barron's