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He also attended a Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship—but it was another court case that caught our attention.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
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
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
Nuclear fusion research is also benefiting from EU attention, though.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Then a bookstore person drew his attention away, taking him out of my line of sight.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.