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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.

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Rees said the mother felt there was "no reason for her to have concerns" about leaving her son with Morgan as he had two children from a previous relationship who he still spent time with.

From BBC

In addition to concerns about adequate staffing, analysts cited potential issues with a nationwide workforce lacking local knowledge of different state programs and policies.

From MarketWatch

But Antony White, representing ANL, said the trial will show that it has "provided an explanation through a long series of witnesses of the sourcing by its journalists of the 50-plus articles" concerned.

From Barron's

But they also note increased concern in Europe that the economic coercion raises questions about the preliminary trade deals struck in the past year.

From Barron's

Large rail mergers haven’t happened in a generation, and the Union Pacific-Norfolk tie-up raised concerns about pricing and competition in the freight market.

From Barron's