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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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They are concerned that further heavy rain or a lanslide could spell disaster.

From BBC

Moderna said the FDA didn’t identify any concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the company’s experimental vaccine.

From The Wall Street Journal

If a worker is speaking as a citizen on a “matter of public concern,” judges are supposed to balance that against the state’s interest in efficient public services.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is one of several employees within OpenAI who have expressed concerns about the launch of adult mode, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are concerns over the water supply at Londonderry's biggest hospital with one patient saying staff have been distributing bottled water in wards.

From BBC