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attention

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




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The frenzy of the new attention economy has only inflated the importance of the Tony Awards — to the detriment of the Broadway calendar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But news of Leigh Halfpenny's retirement at the end of this season has attracted widespread, and deserved, attention and acclaim.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Wall Street also pays attention to the company’s medical cost ratio, a measure of spending as a portion of premiums.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

A lesser-known group of cytokinin-related genes called tRNA-type isopentenyl transferases has received little attention.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

But all my attention, that first moment, was on the inexpressibly fragrant aroma in that room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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