distraction

Example Sentences

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Its executives have called the litigation a costly distraction and have said they hope to contain the cases sometime this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That has prevented what might otherwise have been a complex procedure that would have caused significant distraction, impact and cost to West Midlands Police and the wider West Midlands," he added.

From BBC

He notes that focusing too much on AI model capability benchmarks can be a distraction and miss the bigger picture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cooper was joined by her Norwegian counterpart, Espen Barth Eide, who said the row between Europe and the US over Greenland was a "distraction" from the greater security threat in Ukraine.

From BBC

I knew she did not approve of such distractions at the dining table.

From Literature