distracted
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The document relied heavily on academic contributors, armchair intellectuals with zero industry experience, whose abstract theories distracted from the fundamental cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
Despite the Belgium defeat, Balogun, who did not score in the game, does not feel it distracted Mauricio Pochettino's side.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Today, however, social media may be helping to keep consumers distracted, the TD Cowen analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The friar apologizes: “In short, his mathematical experiments have distracted him so much from painting that he cannot abide the paintbrush.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing distracted
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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