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attentive

[uh-ten-tiv] / əˈtɛn tɪv /




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The Saint Paul Hotel — Overlooking Rice Park in downtown St. Paul, the Saint Paul Hotel delivers old-world elegance with the kind of attentive service that’s increasingly rare.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

It prompts me to be less attentive, because I perceive the notetaker as a safety net.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

“Kafka was a foreigner everywhere, especially in Prague,” Maïa Hruska writes in her absorbing book, “Kafkaesque,” which receives a fittingly attentive translation from the French by Sam Taylor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Priorities include ensuring access to justice within the courtroom, partly by “being attentive to language and cultural barriers.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The man with the calm, attentive eyes rose to defend Kira.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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