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“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

The knock on such megamergers is well-known: They distract management, sow years of organizational chaos, and invite regulatory scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Turner and Barbaro have charm up the wazoo, and Gluck does a fair amount of key-jangling to distract from the nagging issues of the premise itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Supt Ben Martin tells us that the coursers had rampaged through the county deliberately, to distract police and send them to the wrong places.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“I know the most about dragons, it makes sense that I distract it. I’ll be okay.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

The attacker's unusual position drags Van Dijk away from the right side of the pitch and distracts him as PSG build up to what resulted in a goal.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Janice Hahn, a Los Angeles County supervisor, said having Wasserman “represent us on the world stage distracts focus from our athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

She wants to touch the glowing lights and shiny buttons, but Mrs. Shannon steps in and distracts her with a new computer game she’s loaded on the classroom machine.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

"When we regulate our circadian rhythm well, our bodies function well, but if it gets too distracted, our bodies don't function as well," Tracy said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

The document relied heavily on academic contributors, armchair intellectuals with zero industry experience, whose abstract theories distracted from the fundamental cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Voters also are free to fire any politician they regard, fairly or not, as conflicted or distracted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Extreme weather in the days before the final including ferocious storms, plus flooding and smoke from Canadian forest fires distracted many in the Big Apple.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Maybe I was too distracted by the nonstop vacations and fancy gifts to notice the emptiness in her eyes.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The wicketkeeper at the time, who I won't name, ran on the spot very loudly in a distracting fashion as the bowler was running in.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Across institutions, AI systems aren’t simply connecting or distracting us; they are increasingly shaping the information environment itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

The chickens are distracting me from the fact that we all might die today.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron