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“We don’t need to distract them with anything else.”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called the detention of the ship “piracy” and said the move was meant to distract from France’s difficult domestic political situation.

“What they’re trying to do with these riots and violence is distract us and keep us from going after those murderers and rapists that are out in the streets,” Noem said.

Greedy widows and bullying uncles are distracting you from the bigger picture, the ability to plan a life that you have always wanted.

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The plan failed after U.S. carriers argued it would distract flight attendants from safety duties.

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

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