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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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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"That's a professional concern - you spend six or seven years of your life working on a stadium and it may open in a lower league."

From BBC

Videos on social media of travellers snaked around buildings in massive queues have gone viral, and led to concerns about the US' ability to co-host the World Cup starting in June.

From BBC

Harper will likely focus on the economy, which is facing an inflationary shock as fuel prices rise and supply concerns intensify in regional towns and remote areas of Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda joined a growing chorus of officials pledging to monitor the yen closely, as the Middle East conflict continues to pressure the currency and stoke inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others had concerns about the safety implications of allowing users to create AI-generated videos, even with guardrails.

From The Wall Street Journal