concern
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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Taipei's announcement comes as governments around the world boost defence spending in the face of intensifying conflicts, and growing concern about US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The bigger concern would be if charges eventually reach small and informal merchants in less-developed districts, where merchant networks are still thin and adoption is still maturing."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Another mosquito-borne disease of increasing concern in California is dengue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The rapid advance of open-weight models, which make public a set of numerical values governing their behavior, is certainly a concern for closed-model developers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
She must see the concern in Dad’s eyes, and she reaches out to pat his hand.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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He also raised safety concerns with his superiors.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
But with respect to those concerns, I don’t think that’s exactly what Ocasio-Cortez was saying.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
While there are growing concerns about the state of the US economy, Asian investors are taking a more positive approach for now, with tech firms again enjoying a recovery from July's selloff.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
And as landslides sever access roads and supplies dwindle in several parts of the island, there are growing concerns about how much longer survivors can hold out.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
If I couldn't bring Mo back, then she...But we had more pressing concerns at the moment.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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“It feels like the Los Angeles crew is a lot more concerned about our safety,” says the onetime “Girls” producer, lightheartedly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, residents of Grimes County are concerned about the impact such a massive project will have on their community.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Ironically, vulnerability is created by mechanisms that were introduced to reduce vulnerability,” said Huw Pill, the Bank of England’s chief economist, one of those growing concerned, in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Scientists say they're increasingly concerned about the rise in social media videos showing people swimming too close to sharks, touching or even riding them.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
At first the new bond market machine concerned itself with the more solvent half of the American population.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Despite those limitations, researchers say the increase in cases involving predominantly young people is particularly concerning because younger generations tend to have greater digital literacy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
San Clemente did suffer a concerning injury to running back Colin Granite, who was being evaluated on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The numbers look somewhat less concerning under the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"These aren't questions you should be concerning yourself with."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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