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Absorbed in something to the exclusion of other concerns.

adjective

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engrossed

She was so engrossed in the book that she missed the announcement.
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While classmates waited for instructions about a fictional campus puzzle archive, Farah showed initiative by listing the unsorted boxes and proposing a first inspection. She became engrossed in one especially interesting packet and nearly forgot the rest of the collection.
From Organizing a Shared Investigation.
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