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His attention to detail and success boosting production and supply-chain efficiency helped him climb the ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Not separate movements, but a continuous conversation between artists responding to similar environmental and social conditions that the institutions tasked with paying attention largely failed to take into account.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Because the trust fund will be depleted earlier than expected, policymakers need to quickly turn their attention to fixing Social Security.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Less than two weeks later, the US and Israel began striking Iran and attention switched away from ending the Ukraine war, which has been raging for more than four years.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I realize now that when I was with Dad, I was always on, my butterflies always at attention, prepared to switch gears at a moment’s notice, to appease his next whim or mood.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing attention
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