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attention

[uh-ten-shuhn, uh-ten-shuhn] / əˈtɛn ʃən, əˌtɛnˈʃʌn /




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Flores complained that no one pays attention to his struggles when Highway 1 closes but it’s another story when gas prices spike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Nuclear fusion research is also benefiting from EU attention, though.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

What’s also true is that 21st century markets can be affected by speculators’ attention, much as wheat crops can be affected by the attention of locust swarms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Many people are paying closer attention to job security, polling indicates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Having caught the attention of the concert crowd, Trey strode in a near straight line toward me, picnic blankets be damned, stumbling over the edge of the last one, shooting it a dirty look.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith