Perhaps it is because our attention has been diverted from places and toward people.

"I just wanted to divert his interests toward communication and learning."

Nor did he see it now, with his attention diverted toward the other end of the corridor.

Each has diverted much of his company's recent day-to-day operations toward the benefit.

Fredrik stood up a moment later, diverting her attention toward him.

With luck they might be diverted toward the chalk cliff.

The projects were never completed, and the money was said to have been diverted toward campaigning for elections last year.

A few of the spiders divert back toward the probe ship.

It seemed someone higher might be thinking the same, though, because many settlers had been diverted east, toward Illian.

"The reformers intend to divert this movement toward calm and peace."