preoccupying

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With the use of personal data by AI models preoccupying authorities, particularly in Europe, Berners-Lee has made data protection his main cause in recent years, notably through the startup Inrupt.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

An unremarkable-looking plan for a new factory in Poland cuts to the heart of big questions that are preoccupying governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

So much so that the dread itself becomes preoccupying, all-enveloping, claustrophobic.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

The debate over the timing of rate cuts is preoccupying policymakers at several major central banks.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Phineas had one of those minds which could record what is happening in the background and do nothing about it because something else was preoccupying him.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles