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attentiveness

[uh-ten-tiv-nis] / əˈtɛn tɪv nɪs /




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Once you’ve filled out your W-4 and feigned attentiveness during HR trainings, your new boss will start emailing you with tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

According to the hotel's website, guests are allocated a sunbed upon check-in and allowed to request their "preferred spot" for the duration of their holiday which is decided "with fairness and attentiveness".

From BBC May 10, 2026

His attentiveness will be closely watched in the Maduro case, as tussling between the defense and prosecution has already threatened to draw out proceedings.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

It requires, Morrell explains, “openness toward others, reciprocity, tolerance, mutual respect, inclusion, attentiveness, cooperation and fairness.”

From Slate Jan. 2, 2026

Children and lovers have no singularity here, but my aunt used a secret voice, a separate attentiveness.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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