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preoccupation

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


NOUN
mental state
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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

The U.S.-China “electron gap,” as OpenAI now calls it, has become a major preoccupation for American tech leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

I would have leaped to collaborate with her on any project, but fortunately nuclear Armageddon is also a preoccupation of mine.

From Los Angeles Times

Once Participant 3 reached her full tirzepatide dose and had the electrodes implanted, she reported no food preoccupation, and her NAc activity reflected this silence.

From Science Daily

She doesn’t remember any preoccupation with psychics or mediums growing up.

From Los Angeles Times