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Galliano added that he did not want "to distract from the remarkable work" of the Met's Costume Institute and said he recognised and respected that "an exhibition honouring my work would be painful for some".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

“You don’t need to be all things to all people, and too often brands are chasing trends or limited-time offerings that distract their crew from focusing on what made them successful to begin with.”

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

For Gen. Munir, glowing headlines abroad may distract from growing troubles at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Turner and Barbaro have charm up the wazoo, and Gluck does a fair amount of key-jangling to distract from the nagging issues of the premise itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Rania had acknowledged that it could potentially be a problem, but she hadn’t wanted one problem to distract from the ability to solve the landing calculation problem.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

An exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum distracts from its charming objects with a a heavy-handed curatorial message.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 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

She wants to touch the glowing lights and shiny buttons, but Mrs. Shannon steps in and distracts her with a new computer game she’s loaded on the classroom machine.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Tice insisted the events had not distracted the party from the issues it was tackling, saying there were good days and bad days in politics.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

And while his teammates could be distracted by raucous crowds and heckling fans, Pride heard nothing but silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Just when he’s got you disoriented and distracted, he strikes, boring you to death.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Preacher Hatchel does his best, but is too distracted by his secret project stockpiling gas masks and Arctic underwear beneath his Bible college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“But you’re letting yourself get distracted, and wasting all your potential in the process.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Briton wore ear plugs during each change of ends, just as he did at Wimbledon to maintain his focus and block out any distracting noise.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The gift, and the parliamentary investigation into it, attracted more attention than the party would have liked in recent months, distracting from its policy announcements on immigration and welfare.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

And then, are all these added elements distracting?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Nearby, there’s a commotion—one of the candles flares up in blue crackling flames, sparking loudly and distracting even the ogre.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black