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 Las Vegas-based cloud-computing startup refuses to use Nvidia’s graphics processing units—or GPUs, its signature chips—or its other products, out of concern that Nvidia controls too much of the AI infrastructure market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The chief concern is that the rout gripping tech stocks in June could deepen as investors are forced to sell what they own to make room for the newcomers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
To be sure, there is some concern that loyal Tesla investors would sell Tesla stock to buy SpaceX, which could put temporary downward pressure on the EV maker’s shares.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Safety was purportedly the concern with Artan, whose interrogation was conducted by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The gossipy neighbor cocks her head with genuine concern.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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