care
Usage
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Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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As of Thursday, she was in critical condition and receiving intensive care, though she’d regained some of her feisty energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Earlier on Friday, Sánchez said people were "living through a dramatic situation" and urged citizens to take great care.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The Man Will Burn” has a similar value to Burning Man itself, in that you can either afford to care about its nonsense or continue living life like a person with bills to pay.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many people recover from the disease without medical care and don’t get tested, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“You’re important to me. Pa’s important. I need you both safe, to care for each other.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
All of this builds toward the subject Mr. Jones cares about most, the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But despite these odd and somewhat unfashionable choices, he cares deeply about the opinion of the average theatergoer.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
"I think he cares," Kinney said about Figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Others said they supported mental health treatment in general but argued that the proposed center would be too close to nearby schools, day cares and churches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Not every mother cares for their young, you know,” Ragginold snapped.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Tariffs is probably the key policy issue for this President. I mean, something he campaigned on, he ran on, he cared an enormous amount about,” Justice Kagan said, according to Politico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"His legacy would be as a prime Coventry musician who did so much and cared so much about his home city."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The interviewees cared little for the politicians they are paid to support.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Julie was raising some caterpillars too, and she cared a lot about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The more Elisha cared for Maggie, the more he seemed to criticize her.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
"Knowing how it felt not to be cared for, he devoted his life to caring for others," she explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The 43-year-old Drapaty replaces Oleksandr Syrsky, 60, an accomplished military strategist but who was long criticised for Soviet-style practices and not caring about human losses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
What lingers is the intimacy of the work—the steady service of caring for frightened people during the worst days of their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Bateman worries audiences may eventually stop caring whether a performance comes from a human being or AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It wasn’t Jeff not caring this time, though.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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