distract
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Maybe, if he does it right, he could distract his way into some votes.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Jordan vs Algeria may struggle to distract San Francisco from its current role birthing multi trillion AI stock market flotations.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The sudden departure of Chairman Albert Manifold shouldn’t distract from the success management has had so far, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Given their limited attention span, the last thing a child needs is a film chock-full of loose ends to distract from the crux of the story.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
To distract herself from Nava’s glare, Anya studied the food.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
It distracts me and I forget not just the gist of the conversation, but its entire direction as well.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Today, however, social media may be helping to keep consumers distracted, the TD Cowen analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
During one observation, a centipede preyed on the distracted isopods while they remained caught in the swirling formation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Construction projects are halted within a specific radius of test sites so students aren’t distracted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
While one of the group distracted the teenager, another called police and alerted them to what the defendant was saying.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
“It’s not that— It’s—” How could I explain that I’d gotten distracted by his hat without making everything worse?
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
And then, are all these added elements distracting?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mice viewed visual cues on a screen and were rewarded when they correctly responded to information displayed directly in front of them while ignoring distracting cues appearing off to the side.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
She had been using the device in class for months, but only after Lev had the principal send it home did he see how distracting it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Penelope flipped the pages, looking for some passage that both she and the children might find sufficiently distracting to make them forget that the admiral had not yet returned.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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