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Operation Fortitude saw the Allies deploy a faux “First U.S. Army Group” of inflatable tanks and wooden planes to distract from the D-Day invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“There are legitimate water quality threats that we need to attack and rectify in a regulatory manner. And then there are things that are out in the left field that just distract people,” Donley said.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

Adrian Aceves, a physician living in downtown Washington, said he'd be staying in with his five-year-old mutt Rosy, "trying to distract her with treats and toys, and I will medicate her."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Some fans speculated that Swift was using the arena to distract from her real wedding venue - but Gaffney said it seemed like much effort just for a decoy.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

I turned to distract Mattie, to spare him the further pain of having witnesses to his tears.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

"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

That framing may be clear in Mr. Sheehan’s mind, but it distracts from a straightforward account of how sacrifice functioned for religious and political leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

The one thing that distracts me at all is the view from the windows as we sail over the city and then to the wilderness beyond.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Additionally, clients were distracted with rapidly-evolving, industrywide cybersecurity concerns in the quarter, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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

While one of the group distracted the teenager, another called police and alerted them to what the defendant was saying.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

You can’t squint past the distracting lens flares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Mice viewed visual cues on a screen and were rewarded when they correctly responded to information displayed directly in front of them while ignoring distracting cues appearing off to the side.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

These artists from Chicago’s South Side were picked to tackle a potentially distracting spot: A basketball gym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

She found Thalia’s eyes distracting: electric blue, intense and alert, so much like Jason’s.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan