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The phrase "distracted attention" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state where someone's focus is divided or not fully engaged in a task or situation.
Example: "During the meeting, her distracted attention made it difficult for her to follow the discussion."
Alternatives: "divided attention" or "inattentive focus".
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His distracted attention had some welcome results.
His long reticence temporarily distracted attention from a bigger lacuna.
Events in Syria have, however, distracted attention away from Iran's activities elsewhere in the region.
He has distracted attention from people who have an equal right to it".
Blaming Stephen distracted attention from what lay behind a botched rescue attempt.
The boyish wildness of his personality distracted attention from the old mannish conservativism of his politics.
Ukip had an "important message" and the Godfrey Bloom row distracted attention from it, he said.
Political pyrotechnics helpfully distracted attention from the many things that weren't mentioned in the speech.
It has distracted attention and resources from troublespots such as Yemen.
Perhaps longer-running African crises among others, in Sudan's Darfur province, in Zimbabwe and in Congo have distracted attention.
Mr Jonah has only recently reversed course.Next, Ashanti went on a spending spree that distracted attention from this folly.
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