preoccupation
Example Sentences
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Preoccupation with the virus as an invisible enemy shifts focus away from the personhood of the patient who is afflicted.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2020
Preoccupation with fancied dangers promotes a hair-trigger mob response; the real and present danger is being trampled by panicked hordes responding to false alarms.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2016
Preoccupation with the captaincy may reduce his Twitter output.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2011
Preoccupation with effect is preoccupation with the self," Mamet writes, "and it is not only joyless, it is a waste of time ...
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2010
Preoccupation with other designs which made the discussion of peace plans premature and futile?
From Fighting For Peace by Van Dyke, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing preoccupation
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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And Then There Were None
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