- present participle of care.
caring
Example Sentences
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Bateman worries audiences may eventually stop caring whether a performance comes from a human being or AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The researchers propose that when paternal care evolved from maternal care, it likely reflects a form of sexual selection known as 'enhanced fecundity', in which females favor males that are already caring for eggs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
He was just a young man looking at a symbol of power and not caring much about who that power was used to subjugate.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
These men and women, some of the most caring people I have met, are confined in cramped cells and sleep on floor mats in blistering heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
A caring man who was aware of Regina’s strained financial state, he never charged her for the lessons he gave Bobby, whether chess or music.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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