preoccupation
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Deena has an almost stan-like preoccupation with Maddie.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The preoccupation with sizes, in particular, was something many international fans remarked about when interviewed by the BBC about their reflections on visiting America.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
With ‘Disclosure Day,’ the director returns to a longtime preoccupation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
My greatest preoccupation was that moment of transition when I would “pass over.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Besides appealing to what Disraeli’s later acolytes saw as the people’s inclination to a natural order, it reached around preoccupations with transforming institutions to tap into a deeper conservatism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Amid all those preoccupations for his physical performance, Ortiz also had to deliver his lines and be present in the moment, reacting to Gosling with spontaneity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
The preoccupations of a regional power are different to the much broader global challenges faced by the US.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Instead, Mr. Oliver suggests, among other things, meditation and yoga, explaining how these Eastern practices can help up transcend our personal preoccupations and loosen the constraints of the ego’s self-obsession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
After the war, Hess returned to Princeton and the preoccupations of teaching, but the mysteries of the seafloor continued to occupy a space in his thoughts.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing preoccupation
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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