A conference would distract the people from punishing a bumbling ruling party.

Source: https://www.opinionnigeria.com/tinubu-and-the-igbo-by-ugoji-egbujo/

After the sex tape started making the rounds, some people thought it was a tactic to distract the public from her comments Trump.

Source: https://allhiphop.com/news/sexyy-red-announces-first-pregnancy-sza/

All of which does not distract from the fact that for most of his career, Odier has been first and foremost a discreet and loyal counsellor to the world’s very, very rich.

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/patrick-odier---switzerland-cannot-hide-behind-neutrality-/48295846?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

“Although the defendant is entitled to cross-examine the Government’s law enforcement witnesses about matters fairly within the scope of their direct testimony, he cannot raise wholly irrelevant topics in an effort to confuse and distract the jury.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/jack-smith-asks-judge-to-block-trump-from-making-partisan-political-attacks-during-trial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jack-smith-asks-judge-to-block-trump-from-making-partisan-political-attacks-during-trial

Ambassador Julianne Smith, the U.S. permanent representative to NATO, said in a briefing that the risk that the crisis in Israel will distract the United States, or the alliance, was negligible.

Source: https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/10/12/zelensky-to-visit-israel-as-a-show-of-support-pentagon-sending-200m-in-ammo-to-ukraine-n584191

As suspected, as soon as the word 'trans' came up, gun rights advocates have used it to distract from the actual issue, which is that there are far too many guns in the United States, and they are readily, easily and cheaply available to basically anyone.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/suspect-dead-after-shooting-at-nashville-private-school

A trio of thieves steal $300,000 from an armored truck in a bold Brooklyn heist, grabbing a sack of cash while they distract a Brink’s guard by asking for directions, cops sayhttps://t.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2023/01/08/police-nyc-thieves-steal-bag-containing-300k-while-distracting-guard-at-bank/

Authorities are being vigilant to ensure that a “casserolade” or the loud banging of pots and pans in protest will not distract from the memorial ceremonies.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/macron-leads-ceremony-marking-end-wwii-europe-99162616

Being in front of an appreciative audience or sending out more screeds online, attacking people or hiring more lawyers are Trump's ways of trying to feel alive and to distract himself from the reality of the situation.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/04/07/he-is-visualizing-burning-things-and-blowing-them-up-how-may-be-coping-with-being-caught/

“Blue Night” juxtaposes this city scene with its black landscape shapes, nestled against a deep navy sky — with no light to distract the viewer from the vast empty space.

Source: https://nyunews.com/arts/2023/02/16/alex-katz-gathering-review/

But don’t let sometimes lacking visuals distract you from great storytelling.

Source: https://collider.com/best-britbox-shows/

But, don’t let this moment distract you from the fact that Black coaches are still getting a raw deal at a time in which Black quarterbacks are being elevated like never before.

Source: https://deadspin.com/nfl-black-head-coaches-quarterbacks-mahomes-hurts-1850049430

But I feel like drag right now is being used as a political thing to divide and distract people.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/cody-rigsby-peloton-xoxo-cody.html

But this recent news shouldn’t distract investors from the bigger picture.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/06/mmat-stock-alert-meta-materials-adds-battery-expert-to-science-board/

But when it comes to payment via debit or credit card, the store owners distract the buyers while they either clone their card or charge a far higher fee than agreed.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-11972425/Sun-sea-SCAMMED-Brits-conned-thousands-rogue-traders-Tenerife.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

But, when the bubble does burst, those proprietors try to distract from or delay the inevitable, perhaps even placing high-risk outside bets to revive the game and save face.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnrau/2023/01/23/booms-bubbles-and-cons-what-sam-bankman-fried-and-bernie-madoff-have-in-common/

Ciampa looked strong here, with no Ludwig Kaiser or Giovanni Vinci at ringside to distract him, but eventually he fell to GUNTHER’s sleeper hold.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/03/wwe-raw-results-grades-johnny-gargano-return-diy-tommaso-ciampa-19593565/

Corruption is 100 per cent an issue on the ground, but the Congress is raising it to distract people from its own record of 60 years, floating this canard of 40 per cent commission.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/pm-narendra-modi-karnataka-campaign-will-lead-bjp-to-definitive-majority-rajeev-chandrasekhar-to-ndtv-3999736

Elon’s post read, “Falling in love hits different when you know they’re a paid actor sent by the CIA to distract you from dedicating your life to dismantling the government.”

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-reacts-to-elon-musks-tweet-on-love-entire-film-mafia-trying-to-put-me-in-jail-for-a-love-affair-8506604/

Even the most bizarre turns never distract us from how deeply we end up feeling about this weird little kid and his surly new father figure out in the New Zealand bush.

Source: https://collider.com/best-family-kids-movies-on-netflix/