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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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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Many parents emerged dubious that school officials always knew best, and they were concerned their children were behind, regardless of their grades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her biggest concern: whether Tilit will be able to recover tariffs paid on a special order from China last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though Yamamoto will pitch once more before leaving for the WBC, Roberts told reporters that he isn’t concerned about the WBC interrupting Yamamoto’s preparation for the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times

But critics have raised copyright concerns and questioned the trend's novelty, arguing that it is too far a departure from the true essence of trot.

From BBC

"The US has an opportunity to lead these democratic neighbors to fight against the external pressure of threats from abroad and address local regional security concerns," its authors wrote.

From BBC