detract

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Investors want to make sure that ServiceNow’s recent acquisitions don’t detract from its focus on organic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The day-to-day volatility comes with the territory, analysts at Citi say, but it shouldn’t detract investors from buying Nebius.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

While the show loosely follows a story, I didn’t always find it easy to follow, though that didn’t detract from the experience.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

But the union said the failure of its legal challenge did not detract from its concerns about the potential impact of Ofsted's new system on the mental health and wellbeing of school leaders and staff.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

She was growing a little stout, but it did net seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin