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attention

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




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He wants to draw more attention to athletics and have more people know about its personalities, its achievements and its rivalries.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

While significant attention has been paid to Mamdani’s role as a “kingmaker” in these races, there has been less attention given to the left-aligned organizations that helped power some of these campaigns.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

The Roth conversion opportunity ‘is the aspect of Trump Accounts that deserves the most attention, and the reason they are worth taking seriously as a planning tool.’

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

For all the attention paid to the dramatic events of Lexington, Bunker Hill and other battles early in the Revolution, little substantial combat occurred in the North after the clash at Monmouth in June 1778.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Far from attracting unwelcome attention to us, as Peter had thought, Marlene was turning out to be a kind of talisman.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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