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concentration

[kon-suhn-trey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən /




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The Stroop task is a classic psychological test that has been used for decades to study attention, concentration, and self-control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet McVey points to the 1870s–as well as the 1920s and 1990s–as evidence that “this concentration may go on longer than many investors think.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

That frees up people for higher-level work, the kind that requires more concentration and can be done when employees know they can be most productive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Edinburgh councillors said the mobile phone ban was designed to improve pupils' concentration, behaviour and wellbeing.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They were smuggled into prisons and concentration camps and across borders into Sweden and Switzerland.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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