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In an impact statement, read out in court, Brundle described how the "betrayal" had shaken her confidence in the authenticity of finds and had diverted time and resources from genuine archaeology.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Investigators said in the 495-page report that they still did not know why the plane vanished and refused to rule out that someone other than the pilots had diverted the jet.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Newsom also complained that the deployment had diverted the California National Guard from critical duties such as combating wildfires and interrupting the drug trade at the U.S.-Mexico border and across California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

Several of them asked whether the agency had diverted resources away from the project in its pursuit of canceling student debt.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

He rigged up a sawmill powered by the water he had diverted.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown