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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