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attentiveness

[uh-ten-tiv-nis] / əˈtɛn tɪv nɪs /




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According to the hotel's website, guests are allocated a sunbed upon check-in and allowed to request their "preferred spot" for the duration of their holiday which is decided "with fairness and attentiveness".

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

To be sure, I was ready to take over, as required, but to be fair, my attentiveness waned occasionally.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

You sense this in his work ethic and what it produces, an intimacy of form that implies an almost ritualistic attentiveness to the world around him on its own terms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

It requires, Morrell explains, “openness toward others, reciprocity, tolerance, mutual respect, inclusion, attentiveness, cooperation and fairness.”

From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2026

These require constant attentiveness if you are not to twist an ankle or sprawl on your face—not a pleasant experience with fifty pounds of momentum on your back.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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