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attention

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




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The company is eying a potentially blockbuster initial public offering that could draw more attention to the space sector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Maybe attention spans were too long back then.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In light of the academic fascination with diversity, Matthew Avery Sutton’s “Chosen Land” is noteworthy for confining its attention to Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

A row over human rights research at Sheffield Hallam University brought the issues to public attention.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

If I was washing out clothes in the basin or sharpening the point on my homemade knife when the ants appeared, I stopped The Hidi ng Place at once to give them my full attention.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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