paying attention
Example Sentences
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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
Another sector paying attention to the Texas calf is animal health.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“I have three children in their 20s and I warn them about paying attention to anything they see on social media,” Boersma said.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
As Salon’s Alex Galbraith recently explained in his daily newsletter, Crash Course, Walsh assumes his viewers “weren’t paying attention when their history classes got slightly more complicated.”
From Salon • May 20, 2026
He smiled because I’d been paying attention and remembered what he’d taught me.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
