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They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

He has certainly not let the growing interest distract him, which won't come as a surprise to Luigi Pisino, who coached him at Servette's academy.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Maybe, if he does it right, he could distract his way into some votes.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Talarico recently said some of his past comments “missed the mark,” and he accused Paxton of “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption.”

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

Then Jonah could whisper, directly into her ear, “I’m going to distract Mr. Reardon. Look inside that file on his desk. Memorize as much of it as you can.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

"Looking back and revisiting something that we already know about kind of relieves that anxiety, or it kind of just distracts us from all of the current changes that are happening."

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 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

Cleverly, the understated production never distracts from the lyrics, with ringing piano chords and gossamer strings that tesselate seamlessly with Burns' soulful melodies.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

“Cuts off its tail while the other distracts it in front.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Extreme weather in the days before the final including ferocious storms, plus flooding and smoke from Canadian forest fires distracted many in the Big Apple.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

"Emotions are a part of the game but we don't want to get distracted with stuff that could distract us."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Like Avery did for me for so much of middle school, even when I was distracted and fixated on grades.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

For $60, the device connects to an app that blocks distracting apps on a user’s phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

They have what few candidates get: the opportunity to be unhinged and distracting in the opposite direction of someone like RFK Jr.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

The goal is to make the tinnitus less distracting.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

“With my hand. While I was distracting you.”

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz