concern
Usage
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Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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Some critiques are well-intentioned, with a genuine concern the league is missing a golden opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
These viruses can cause significant illness, making any treatment that potentially increases their ability to spread a serious concern.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
“My concern is less about what she called me than whether she can turn her rhetoric into results and treat people respectfully when they disagree with her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Grob said images of the meeting later caused concern among some of his congregants.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
“I had to take the morning off work for something that doesn’t concern me because Marlene” —he jutted a thumb at his wife—“forced me to.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Jesse Rosas, a Figueroa corridor business leader, echoed her concerns about neighborhood displacement and wants a representative more involved in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Yet concerns about weaker parts of credit markets have become “much more glaring” since mid-September, Moran noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
U.S. stocks rose as Anthropic’s initial public offering filing eased concerns about a potential artificial-intelligence bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Kon says she raised a number of concerns about how she was treated following the Hamas-led 7 October attacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
As Barack described it to me, he'd been happy in Indonesia and got along well with his new stepfather, but his mother had concerns about the quality of his schooling.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction of researchers from OpenAI who were concerned about the pace of AI development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Given our history, I am concerned that the money intended for our daughters may never reach them and that, if he leaves the country, recovering it could become even more difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The trial is opening with Carney facing increasing criticism from Canadians concerned about the environment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Euripides was not concerned with the details of Medea’s early life, but they were brought to light in the “Argonautica,” a fanciful epic written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
I’m not concerned about falling; part of me is more confused as to what is going on—and why it feels like I’m at the center of it.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
As long as they adhere to price caps, agree to certain labor requirements and fix repairs that arise, they’re protected from lawsuits from buyers concerning defects 10 years after construction of the home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
This is particularly concerning when instruments designed for natural teeth are used on implants, because they can scrape and damage the metal surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
"What's concerning here is public money has been used to fund an ad which at best has been ill-thought out, and at worst is offensive and potentially damaging to our older population," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Early returns on the effect of large language models on student learning are concerning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
During the registrar’s brief words of instruction concerning registration procedure, I saw Danny turn his head, stare at me for a moment, then turn slowly away.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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