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paying attention



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If no, that’s worth paying attention to, but it has nothing to do with what the stock’s price did this week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

We may be at a turning point, and nobody’s paying attention.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We’re always paying attention, focused on our surroundings and ready to react reflexively or proactively.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

For now, the discovery points to an intriguing possibility: Birds sharing our cities may be paying attention to subtle differences between people that scientists have yet to fully understand.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

I’m pretty sure that means “be nice,” but I also stopped paying attention to his French lessons about five years ago.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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