distracted
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Distracted, the software giant struggled to adapt to the impact of internet search and smartphones.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023
Distracted by the boarder, she dropped her food and stretched her head up to get a better look.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Distracted by the recent death of his wife — whose loss he medicates by reading his sappy scribblings aloud to a rapt writing group — Sanders seems drained and becalmed.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Distracted, I hit a cement pillar in my building's garage, my first-ever car accident.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023
He was going to attend the first ever Distracted Driving Summit, which was organized by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing distracted
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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