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Inflation and jitters over artificial intelligence are fighting for investors’ attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the aftermath of those advances, the intense attention on the McCartney sisters' campaign began to fade.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Shares of semiconductor companies have soared this year as their chips are needed for the development of AI, attracting a lot of investor attention.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
In a statement, Worth Girvan said her campaign is showing that “while money can buy attention, only trust earns votes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“I didn’t even pay attention to the voice until they said the thing—the word. Before then I just thought it was someone fooling around; I’ve told you about the prank calls we get sometimes.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Many analysts wonder whether the AI-tied stocks can continue to monopolize investors’ attentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
His attentions are solely on France's World Cup opener with Senegal on 16 June in New Jersey, with further Group I matches against Iraq and Erling Haaland's Norway to follow.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Perhaps a bigger question – do MPs actually want to focus their attentions on something else?
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Instead of courting major movie roles, the actor has instead focused his attentions on more independent projects while also building a family with Song, whom he met in 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
Alas, Gertrude’s discontent could not be eased by my attentions.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing attention
"Scary Tales," Vocabulary from the essay
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation
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