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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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What are other ways to say concern?

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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The other major concern for the Spanish industry is more domestic - growing anger among local residents at the impact tourism is having on their home environments.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Despite political disillusionment, Peruvians' main concern is security, as criminal gangs spread and extortion complaints spiked ninefold in five years.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“I just don’t think this is the main concern at every person’s doorstep.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

But if health risks are the primary concern of summer sporting events on a warming planet, they aren’t the only ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Of most immediate concern, they were being tracked by anti-submarine forces, the U.S.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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