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Used in another context, it is perfectly harmless: waters of a river, for instance, may be diverted to prevent flooding.
Literature might be better served if rage or remorse were diverted into parlor comedy.
The WSJ 's "Work Week" column reports that Y2K preparations had diverted computer specialists at many companies from other projects, which are now back on the front burner.
He claimed that there was not "one iota" of evidence that profits from the sale of arms to Iran had been diverted to the Nicaraguan Contras, that his aides hadn't lied to Congress about the affair, and so on.
While only one in 10,000 high-school athletes will ever play professionally, 66 percent of black teen-age boys believe they could be pros, and the resulting overemphasis on sports has diverted blacks from educational achievement.