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These tools may offer real benefits even as they addict and distract us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

With mounting Russian attacks on the capital, his family is in "constant stress" and he tries to distract himself by planting tomatoes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Galliano added that he did not want "to distract from the remarkable work" of the Met's Costume Institute and said he recognised and respected that "an exhibition honouring my work would be painful for some".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Well, I did come in here with a purpose, not just to distract you all,” he adds, in a voice loud enough so everyone can hear.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Ultimately, the fixation on Hasan Piker distracts from more substantive issues.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

The attacker's unusual position drags Van Dijk away from the right side of the pitch and distracts him as PSG build up to what resulted in a goal.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

You know to turn the faucet in the bathroom off while rinsing out your swimsuit but something distracts you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Like my literary betters, I sometimes worry that reading distracts me from writing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

The one thing that distracts me at all is the view from the windows as we sail over the city and then to the wilderness beyond.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The sequence has some clever gags, but you’re distracted by the awareness of being narratively underwhelmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

While Jesus is engaged with the world outside himself, Mary’s state is one of remote, distracted inwardness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Maher said the two high-profile controversies have distracted the conversation around the death penalty away from the fundamental question of whether the US should use capital punishment in the first place.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The proposal is breathtaking in its audacity, so much so that you could be forgiven for being distracted by all the elements and missing the bigger picture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The friar apologizes: “In short, his mathematical experiments have distracted him so much from painting that he cannot abide the paintbrush.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

It’s slightly distracting that his character was assembled by a basket weaver out of wicker, but it takes only a bit of adjustment to get used to the creaking noises he makes when he moves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Others feel this is an overreaction - distracting from how difficult it is to secure a job - or even just get an interview in the first place.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Only the previous day, Hermione had told him off for distracting Ginny when she ought to be working hard for her examinations.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling