Word: distractive
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...release hundreds of photos of detainees being intimidated and tortured, in an effort to get away from a subject that is increasingly eating into media coverage. Pelosi's move throws down the gauntlet before an agency known for selectively leaking politically lethal information when attacked and threatens to further distract...
...want to deal with the media circus when Manny returns - just ask the San Francisco Giants, who a few years ago had Barry Bonds on the roster, how the constant scrutiny can distract a team. There will be taunting on the road. The fans will be wielding some nasty signs: Ramirez reportedly may claim that he took a banned drug called human chorionic gonadotropin to cure erectile dysfunction (the female fertility drug also happens to elevate testosterone levels, which get drained by, coincidentally, steroid use). "Manny Being Mini," one clever columnist has already written. Maybe you just want to send...
...these are distant concerns given the more immediate problems associated with the purchase. The UC’s misguided attempt to buy 45 Mt. Auburn is likely to fail, and such a failure would diminish the UC’s already scant credibility and distract it from important items on its agenda, such as responding to the massive budget cuts sweeping the university...
...while on Facebook these status updates exist alongside photos, wall posts, and birthday reminders, Twitter doesn’t have much else to distract users. The entire concept of the website is based on these little snippets of information. It’s a creepy form of forced voyeurism, a means by which a Twitter-er makes sure his or her followers are aware of his or her actions at any given time...
...When she got to her feet, the knees of her pants were frayed and bits of gravel clung to the fabric, but she didn’t brush them clean or in any other way distract her focus from the figure kneeling on the opposite bank. The dark shape across the water grew elongated, also standing. They faced one another with the Feather River in between. In two or three more hours? they would kneel again and drink.”Among prose stylists, Denis Johnson has few living equals. His finest moments bristle with beauty and potential; words blossom...