preoccupation

Example Sentences

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Horror has long been a preoccupation for Boston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The jobs report may overshadow the market’s recent preoccupation on just how much artificial intelligence will damage the growth prospects for software and other industries.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Those commanders described Smith’s preoccupation with the daily crime report, which provides the public a daily tally of nine felony offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"This research shows us that they might be useful to manage food preoccupation and binge eating, but not in their current form."

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

But to understand where Descartes’ preoccupation with laws of nature comes from we must consider a text that has not previously been discussed in this context.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton