paying attention

Example Sentences

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Both Mills and Saxbe stress that men should be paying attention to symptoms of low testosterone — such as depression and low libido — rather than trying to reach or maintain an ideal number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’ll be paying attention to SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI down the road and what impact that will have on the broader markets.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors should be paying attention, both to understand why smaller stocks did so well, and why it might not last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

You stop following recipes and start paying attention to texture and balance instead.”

From Salon • May 30, 2026

I don’t think he was trying to test me, but it was pretty clear I hadn’t been paying attention.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller