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He’s so instantly believable that the movie doesn’t need its traumatic flashbacks to their childhood that distract more than deepen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I have no intention of letting Mr Giuffra's unfair criticism distract my office from getting to the truth."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

“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

I don’t let that beeps and boops distract me from the fact Journey said she thinks it is probable that I am going to Mars!

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

All that rickrack distracted from what was otherwise a fairly satisfying but predictable slate of wins.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 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

She’d been on the job for only five hours, and she’d been a little distracted.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

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

As I resettled into the life I had so missed, I at first tried to avoid the agitating, distracting and intrusive pull of my phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The more I think about them, the more I feel, and it’s distracting.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman