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“You don’t need to be all things to all people, and too often brands are chasing trends or limited-time offerings that distract their crew from focusing on what made them successful to begin with.”

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

For Gen. Munir, glowing headlines abroad may distract from growing troubles at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Turner and Barbaro have charm up the wazoo, and Gluck does a fair amount of key-jangling to distract from the nagging issues of the premise itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

But the huge purchases have also often drawn accusations of sportswashing - sponsoring or hosting sporting events to promote a positive public image and distract attention from human rights issues.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Maybe the cracked lens will distract people’s eyes before they get to the shiner.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Led by Susan Angelo, Jan Wikstrom and Ellen Geer, this ensemble, under the direction of Willow Geer, diverts and distracts from the mustier aspects of Coward’s style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Janice Hahn, a Los Angeles County supervisor, said having Wasserman “represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Who are we kidding, there is no chance that this print distracts investors from the ongoing circus,” Benchmark analyst Daniel L. Kurnos wrote in a research note last week.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

She wants to touch the glowing lights and shiny buttons, but Mrs. Shannon steps in and distracts her with a new computer game she’s loaded on the classroom machine.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

His ordinary folks freeze up and stop short of saying what they think or scream things they don’t mean, or get distracted from fixing a problem that wouldn’t even take much work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Just when he’s got you disoriented and distracted, he strikes, boring you to death.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Creasy left the train at Finsbury Park through a different set of doors after she believed other passengers had distracted him.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But executives were also distracted by other, more pressing issues, such as fending off a talent raid launched by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and fixing a worsening relationship with Microsoft, its largest investor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

As for the ballet itself, she was too distracted by her sewing to follow the story closely, but it involved a great many ballerinas dressed as birds doing complicated dance steps.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The wicketkeeper at the time, who I won't name, ran on the spot very loudly in a distracting fashion as the bowler was running in.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

And then, are all these added elements distracting?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Having the two leading U.S. names in dispute risks distracting the sector at the moment Washington says it wants a domestic industry built,” said David Abraham, who runs Materium Strata, a critical-mineral advisory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Across institutions, AI systems aren’t simply connecting or distracting us; they are increasingly shaping the information environment itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Forget can be a powerful tool for distracting an adversary. It can leave them feeling scorched and barren. Whoever wears this will forget something important.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi