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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It is expected to use its information-gathering powers to determine whether there are grounds for concern regarding Sullivan's role in the club.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Of particular concern are questions about how profitable it is to maintain the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Alphabet’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude—the products at the heart of the investment boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Key questions for investors concern whether the shortages will remain as dire as they are currently and how long the memory giants will be able to keep boosting prices to the benefit of their profits.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The cross-party group also expressed concern that the change might be used to open new routes and therefore increase the overall number of flights.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Green turned to me, a look of concern on his face.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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