concern
Usage
What are other ways to say concern?
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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The findings point to a growing public health concern and highlight the need for greater awareness of early warning signs.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
In hearings this year, the California’s Department of Finance said the program was meant to run for a limited time and expressed concern about funding it in perpetuity from the state budget.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
A potential obstacle facing the industry is the growing concern about the cybersecurity and hallucination risks posed by autonomous coding models.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Just days after its first-quarter earnings report, Moderna was thrust back into the spotlight amid growing concern that an outbreak on a cruise ship in the South Atlantic Ocean could spill over into something bigger.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
His gaze drills into mine, concern mixed with empathy, and a weird, edgy feeling comes over me, like he knows something I don’t.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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