Example Sentences

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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

This doesn’t materially improve transparency for investors, but it diverts time and money from the company’s mission of developing lifesaving therapies.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Williams was also told that some trading desks are reluctant to borrow from the SRF because it diverts financial resources they could otherwise devote to trading with regular clients, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

After making several steps toward her, the mountain lion diverts from the trail and bounds up the hillside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

A second road block diverts us to the ring road.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell