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preoccupation

noun as in absorption

noun as in mental state

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But the ballots cast and the message sent by Latino voters themselves show they’ve had enough of policymakers whose preoccupation with the undocumented comes at the expense of working- and middle-class citizens.

But both became overshadowed by his later preoccupations.

Dealing with power cuts is a national preoccupation, with people checking their phones to see when the next outage is due and pooling their resources to buy generators and solar panels.

From BBC

But that dangerous feeling of exposure is the central preoccupation of the new drama “Queer,” and it can’t be explored without a lead actor who is similarly willing to offer himself up.

Though he rarely laughs, the laughter of others — women, in particular — is one of Trump’s many bizarre preoccupations.

From Salon

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