distracting

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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

In an actual courtroom, court reporters record nonverbal cues like gestures and transcribe through distracting courtroom noises like coughs or door slams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

And I think mostly that’s because I don’t have this other side of stuff that is distracting me from anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

She pushed these distracting thoughts from her mind.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood