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attentive

[uh-ten-tiv] / əˈtɛn tɪv /




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"How can I do that while also being there for my kids and attentive to them? I don't have an answer."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“Markets will be very attentive to clues for September, which features updated forecasts,” analysts at KBC Bank said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“Until we understand the full picture, we can’t responsibly predict a timeline or outcome. What we can promise is thorough, attentive care every step of the way.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Benjamin Myers’s introduction to “The Spire” is the most useful: clear, attentive to structure, properly alert to the novel’s historical and symbolic dimensions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He was crazy about his kids, and when he was in Seattle he was an unusually attentive father, but climbing regularly took him away from home for months at a time.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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