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Discover LudwigThe phrase "detracting from" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to take away from or diminish the value, importance, or quality of something. Example: His constant interruptions during the meeting were detracting from the productivity and progress of the discussion.
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Your presence may be detracting from the company.
So it is actually detracting from our productivity.
Where are they feeling or having negative emotions that are really detracting from the experience of working, detracting from their ability to get work done.
We cannot fight a second monumental struggle without detracting from the first one.
Trade has gone from fueling global prosperity to detracting from growth everywhere.
Some university officials fear that students' new pragmatism is detracting from their overall collegiate experience.
Mr. Rushfield said the former judge panels had become "outsized," detracting from the aspiring stars onstage.
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But neither did they detract from anything.
This may not detract from its appeal.
That does not detract from his credentials.
And this detracts from the story.
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