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Meanings of divert attention in English

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Usage of divert attention in English
1
Each one, in fact, would serve to divert attention from the others.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
2
The efforts of his companions to divert attention from him were constant.
Laramie Holds the Range
3
A drunken man tried to divert attention to himself by sundry interruptions.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
4
However, flows of petrodollars could divert attention from other sectors and encourage corruption.
Reuters
5
Or was it because he simply wanted to divert attention away from himself?
Star trek: terok nor: dawn of the eagles
6
Clearly the woman had faked the attack to divert attention from the robbery.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
7
Despite Gurney's efforts to stall and divert attention, Duncan's men had caught Bronso.
The Winds of Dune
8
Andrew hoped that Laina was doing her part to divert attention.
A Long Way from Home
9
He saw an opportunity to divert attention from himself and speedily improved it.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
10
Wealth and rank no longer divert attention from personal qualities.
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
11
Cora broke in promptly with a new thought-todivert attention.
The Motor Girls on a Tour
12
So did the wretched piping one endeavour to divert attention from his own person.
Fortitude
13
Thus did they divert attention from the question at issue.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 / Little Jou...
14
That was simply a blind, to divert attention from himself.
The Poisoned Pen
15
However a sudden flow of petrodollars could divert attention from other sectors and fuel corruption.
Reuters
16
The suspension of Clohessy must not be allowed to divert attention from other vital matters.
The Irish Times
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Divert attention through the time
Divert attention across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common