diverge
verb (used without object)
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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In all 50 metro areas the company examined, the average Yelp rating for independents and chains has been diverging.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2018