sidetracked
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Don’t get sidetracked by products that you don’t fully understand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The U.S. economy got sidetracked in February by tariff-related price increases, sluggish sales and the previous month’s Winter Storm Fern, but top executives were also more optimistic that business will improve later in the year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
It’s a shame he got sidetracked into action-hero franchises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
"My ambition was not to be a music photographer, my ambition was to be a war photographer - but I got a sidetracked in a great way," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
“You’re kidding! What did you say?!” she gasped, completely sidetracked.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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