Sentence:  One might <WSD>digress</WSD> at this point and speculate that if it is `` wise '' to create special sections for special status , then why not a special section for women pregnant before marriage , and one for 44 - year-old men with teenage children , and so on . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking