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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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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.

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BOJ policymakers have continuously signaled concern over inflationary risks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

There is another concern behind my hesitation: My brother previously had corporate jobs earning six figures but left that career and now works at a job he enjoys that pays less than $50,000 a year.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“The concern is that, after four days and then to take four at-bats and to feel something in an at-bat where you know we can’t keep going forward, that’s disappointing,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Rojas noted that flap deployment data included in NTSB's update also could be an area of concern.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The kid across the aisle leans over, brows pulling in concern.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Despite India's impressive economic growth, education and employment remain major concerns for young Indians.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The US senator spoke to BBC Newsnight about his concerns about artificial intelligence overtaking humanity.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The world's main fact-checking network, of which AFP is a signatory, voiced similar concerns Wednesday.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The fact Narbonne received six football transfers this year, several from the same area in Gardena, raised concerns among some committee members.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

As worrying as the family’s financial state was to Regina, her concerns about Bobby’s mental health, personality, and behavior eventually became preoccupying.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Committee members were concerned that this wasn’t the first time Narbonne had broken rules, with the team being banned in 2019 and then again committed rule violations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

A Suffolk University poll of Boston residents found 83% were somewhat or very concerned about electricity costs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Harper said the owners need not be concerned about a wave of players wanting to skip the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

U.S. officials are also increasingly concerned about the regime’s ability to adapt its attacks and reconstitute its supply of missiles, drones, radar and other military equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

None of them were very concerned as Roz approached.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

"It's concerning to me that the mayor is being treated differently simply because he is Muslim," city council member Shahana Hanif told CNN.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Instead of token limits, Carvana shares what it calls “expectations” concerning each employee’s monthly AI usage level, says Alex Devkar, the used-car retailer’s senior vice president of engineering and product analytics.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

She described the figures as "incredibly concerning", with the true impact of artificial intelligence on the workplace yet to be quantified.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

More concerning, additional positioning may still need to unwind, potentially pushing the sector even lower.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

“We are interested in heredity not primarily as a mathematical formulation,” he wrote, “but rather as a problem concerning the cell, the egg and the sperm.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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