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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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
Jeremy Parsons, Artemis program manager, voiced confidence that despite any concern over Blue Origin's readiness, the mission was on track.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
These contaminants, though not posing significant health risks in typical consumption, remain a concern for long-term heavy tea drinkers.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Zegna used to be a simpler house, run privately as a family concern.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
He had seen it happen before; if his mother showed concern about a small injury, Abby practically got hysterical, but if Mom acted like it was no big deal, Abby relaxed, too.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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