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preoccupation

[pree-ok-yuh-pey-shuhn, pree-ok-] / priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk- /


NOUN
mental state
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He has turned the subject of being Israeli into a career-long preoccupation, approached with a sense of queasiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

That preoccupation has diminished somewhat—or been sublimated— in recent years as we have subscribed to an all-purpose, mass-market version of the American dream, but it hasn’t entirely disappeared.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times