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attention

[uh-ten-shuhn, uh-ten-shuhn] / əˈtɛn ʃən, əˌtɛnˈʃʌn /




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Attention screenwriters, producers and agents: The Jonah Jeovany Vasquez story continues this weekend in Clovis, and it’s giving off Disney-like vibes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Attention now switches to U.S. retail sales and weekly jobless claims data at 1230 GMT, where any weakness could cause yields to fall further.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Attention has honed in on software companies, which have received more loans from private-market lenders than any other sector, because developments in artificial intelligence are seen to threaten the models of these businesses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Attention now turns to two other names that could help determine the index’s near-term direction: Apple Inc.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In Dr. Posner’s book, Attention in a Social World, he writes that “it is now possible to view attention much more concretely as an organ system, with its own functional anatomy.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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