distracting
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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
One of the most distracting things about “Spa Weekend” is its uncanny geography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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
It was distracting, and after a moment I saw that Ambrose was looking up at me expectantly.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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