concern
Usage
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.Example Sentences
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"A company can be a great company, but if the valuation is too high, eventually it's going to come down to Earth. And this is where I've got a concern about SpaceX," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Bridle said the authority appreciated the "support and concern shown by the wider Clackmannanshire community".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Monterey Park’s City Council had already banned data centers by ordinance, after a proposed 247,000-square-foot data center met an outpouring of public anger and concern.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Those lockup expirations feed into Papic’s concern about demand and supply issues for 2027.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Tiamat wheeled overhead, sending occasional messages of concern.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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