preoccupation

“Rear Window” measured the consequences of humanity’s voyeuristic preoccupation with the macabre.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The preoccupation with sizes, in particular, was something many international fans remarked about when interviewed by the BBC about their reflections on visiting America.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

With ‘Disclosure Day,’ the director returns to a longtime preoccupation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

Jethro, although he was concerned mostly with the goodness of the food he ate, was vaguely aware of a troubled preoccupation all about him.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

In sum, they open a window into the administration’s ideological preoccupations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Co-directors Lorenzo Ferro and Lucas Vignale find a timeless and strikingly solemn protagonist in Barria, whose perceptive eyes take in the world while concealing his preoccupations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

But the preoccupations among the conquistadores are plunder, religious conversions or, in Magellan’s case, an impulse to bring the world to his feet by making it navigable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Despite its compact presentation, the Palazzo Reale show gives a surprisingly full account of the artist’s aesthetic preoccupations and her creative development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

In spite of her preoccupations Mary Debenham smiled.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie