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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
distract .
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Examples
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The title distracts from the content, and it shows in the comments.
Latest Articles 2009
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Yet no matter what he does musically, Mr. Charlap never distracts from the melody and the meaning.
Hard-Bop, Key Chops And Country Stomps Will friedwald 2010
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Mark Halperin, for instance, recently claimed that the issue is "convoluted and far-fetched," and that it "distracts from the issues voters care about."
Dems' next challenge: Linking secret election cash to economy Greg Sargent 2010
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Artists who use too many backgrounds, the artwork looks busy & distracts from the action.
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That distracts from the debate, just as “obamacare”, and “tea-baggers” distracts from those debates, when used by opponents.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking ObamaCare Challenges Seriously 2010
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This is nonsense which distracts from the broadly unexplored story of Obama's upbringing.
Still-Birthers 2009
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This character usually distracts from the more competent characters, often so much that he becomes a hate figure.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » January 2009
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Beating at it with a stick, as the Liberals insist on doing, just distracts from the main goal, which is to improve the conditions of people who need it.
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He also added: "I shouldn't have gotten into this Jewish business because it distracts from the issue."
That Putz 2009
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This personality obsession merely distracts from the fundamental structural issues that plague the country. bh says:
Matthew Yglesias » Obama > Congressional Democrats > Congressional GOP 2010
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