preoccupation

Example Sentences

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Horror has long been a preoccupation for Boston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

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 • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

I wondered what he would do when winter came; but by the first snowfall, the preoccupation had vanished, never to return.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt