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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






Usage

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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.

Example Sentences

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In a brief statement, the mayor commended McDonnell and said she looked forward to working with him to make the city safer “while addressing concerns about police interaction with the public and press.”

From Los Angeles Times

The FCA said it had already addressed various areas of concern in the sector, but consumer groups - including Which? - said more action was needed.

From BBC

In fight week, he bristled at the mention of criticism, describing detractors as a "peanut gallery that doesn't exist" and insisting the question of whether he belongs no longer concerns him.

From BBC

I'm concerned about selling any underwear in an office vending machine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of that, U.S. stock futures were flat to slightly higher after all the main indexes closed lower in the prior session on fresh concerns over artificial-intelligence valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal