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These tools may offer real benefits even as they addict and distract us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

With mounting Russian attacks on the capital, his family is in "constant stress" and he tries to distract himself by planting tomatoes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

When the fight ended, "there was no longer anything to distract me," Daria says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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

Ella tried to distract herself by cleaning up the cages and greeting the different birds, but her thoughts swarmed in her head.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

It’s a shame that the infighting over “Make Believe” distracts from the merits of a book that is, in all respects, a tribute to the possibilities and promise of children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Led by Susan Angelo, Jan Wikstrom and Ellen Geer, this ensemble, under the direction of Willow Geer, diverts and distracts from the mustier aspects of Coward’s style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

He added speculation about Sr Keir's leadership and constant rumours about who might replace him "distracts and detracts" from the job Labour MPs were trying to do.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“No. One of us distracts the dragon. Two of us look.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The proposal is breathtaking in its audacity, so much so that you could be forgiven for being distracted by all the elements and missing the bigger picture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bailey told the court it seemed Brighton was helping Mohammad with directions as to where to turn and when to turn when he "allowed himself to become distracted".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

He’s distracted when he decides to race a comet: “We roared and thundered along side by side, both doing our level best, because I’d never struck a comet before that could lay over me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

He began to make sculptures of plants, and the more elaborate he made them, the more it distracted his mind.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

The debate has also been met with criticism from sceptics who say the focus on AI's hypothetical future risks distracting from more immediate concerns around the technology, such as its environmental impact.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

Mr. McMullan is an effective antidote to the more bilious goings on—the acting is much more flamboyant in the Atticus story than in Susan’s, which is less entertaining than distracting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

One of the most distracting things about “Spa Weekend” is its uncanny geography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The geese furiously flapped and pecked and wrapped their wings around the robot faces, clinging to the RECOs like feathery masks, distracting them, blinding them.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown