care
Usage
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Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. 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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“What delighted me as much as her performance was her concern and care, like ‘How can I serve this piece?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It also pushed the agency to lay out how long veterans have to wait for care.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Popular subjects include health and social care, applied science, construction, engineering, business and art and design.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He attributed his weight loss to eating less and taking better care of himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He remains cheerful and tells Dr. Harlow that he "does not care to see his friends, as he shall be at work in a few days."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The reality is that crypto is more entangled with the traditional banking system than it cares to admit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Morris: Every pediatrician I know cares so deeply about what they do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Here is the part your wealth statement actually cares about.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
But despite these odd and somewhat unfashionable choices, he cares deeply about the opinion of the average theatergoer.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Do you think Meg cares for him?” asked Mrs. March, with an anxious look.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
“I cared about improv so much that I wasn’t not going to do my homework,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Friday, the Ojai Raptor Center where Jackie is being cared for announced her blood values had fallen again, indicating her anemia had worsened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Wael was just a seven-year-old child… All he cared about was playing and having fun."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He cared about using that power, not merely keeping it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I never knew the dead cared about safety.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Madonna said Orbit inspired her to sing and write in ways she never had before, without caring if her words "made sense or not".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“When I was younger, I was told that as you get older, you start caring an awful lot about your dividends,” said Bruce Barber, 79, a retired banker in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
His way of caring felt like a miracle because you don’t even have to explain anything to him, he would just know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mammals appear to use some of the same neuropeptides when caring for their young.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Mothers had to attend to their households, preparing meals, repairing clothing, and caring for their children.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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