detracting

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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

He wove intricate technical details into his stories, without detracting from the lightning pace of his plots.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

Red-carpet premieres were mostly without movie stars, detracting from some of the buzz that the largest film festival in North American typically generates.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Without detracting from the merit of the immortal Hogarth, this print, which is extremely rare, exhibits as much humour as any of his wonderful productions.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas