detract

“To the extent the solar power boom was a key driver of early-to-mid summer power burn weakness, narrowing daylight hours may detract from non-thermal generation,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Riley is mindful that his film’s more outré moments don’t detract from the underlying emotions he is trying to convey.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Should they detract from her advice, when maybe hearing “I have a good kid” could really help someone?

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

"So yes, we are close allies, we do disagree on things, but that doesn't detract from the value that both sides get from this relationship and have done over many decades," she said.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Other abolitionists at Peterboro begged the sisters to lower their profile, fearful that the controversy around women’s rights would detract from the main cause, ending slavery.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

“I think what some of the advertising lawyers have done has hurt a little, but I don’t think that detracts from all the good that’s been done,” Jacoby told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

My total ignorance of military maneuvers in no way detracts from my enjoyment and in some ways enhances it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Speaking on Wednesday before his first tournament since the Ryder Cup, McIlroy said the focus on the fans' behaviour detracts from a rare European win on American soil.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

That displacement makes it more challenging for service providers to locate the unsheltered person, address their needs and continue to build trust, which detracts from the goal of providing housing.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2024

As Turner states, the idea that the “performing arts” must always be performed onstage to be valid detracts from their use to develop and explore the emotional, cognitive, social development and human potential.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The city’s price correction, along with a broader run-up in inventory in Texas, has detracted from Austin’s near-term appeal to builders, many of whom offer buyers incentives at the expense of their margins.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

The attention on Andrew has detracted from Charles’s proudest achievements and initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Frazier’s natural skill as an “Entertainment Tonight” host helped smooth the transitions to Malkin’s stammering and distracting voice, but their worthless gushing detracted from the moment.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

They said that it detracted from what Washington was trying to achieve and pursued a war of words rather than an end to the conflict.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

Though he was of average build, his cheeks had a plumpness to them; this, along with the eyelashes, detracted, he feared, from what he hoped was a distinguished profile.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Mr. Gallo’s design for this is evocative, but a backdrop depicting a cityscape looms behind it, detracting from the play’s intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

But regardless of how that comeback ends, Vonn isn’t worried about it detracting from what she’s already accomplished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

Stephen Sackur speaks to actor and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr on whether the focus on a ‘good death’ is detracting from the right to a good life?

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

I can sort of deal with it but worry about them doing it during important meetings and can see it as detracting from important messaging and hurting our shared goals.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

The first glass made was of a coarse type, crude in shape, and of greenish coloring, with sand and bubbles showing on its surface, detracting from its finish.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend