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Roughly half the 50 U.S. states have imposed some form of cellphone ban in school classrooms, on the logic that fewer distractions result in more learning.

The announcement comes shortly after Andrew gave up the title of Duke of York, hoping to end the “distraction” his scandal caused.

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There’s just too much noise out there — too many distractions.

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The launch of that program led to a lot of distraction and pulled attention away from the company’s core business.

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The goal was to focus on the main speaker, who was always male, while ignoring the distractions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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