concern
Usage
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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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Abandoned homes in the Hollywood Hills and surrounding areas have been a concern for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But analysts at the energy consultancy Cornwall Insight have forecast domestic energy prices could rise a further 9% in the new year, bringing renewed concern to households during the coldest months.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They have also highlighted the concern of the country's leaders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
One repeated concern regarded how to avoid invalidating an entire batch of ballots if one voter among thousands couldn’t be confirmed as eligible.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
But his biggest concern was how he was going to look on camera and what he was going to say.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Now with the S&P 500 lagging behind international markets for the second consecutive year and concerns about the benchmark’s heavy tech concentration, overseas stocks have returned to favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She will be arriving during a difficult year for Lululemon, following concerns over its product quality and style relevance, as well as a board dispute with founder Chip Wilson.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
But there were a few outliers suggesting the hurricane could head north into Southern California, raising concerns for the holiday weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Senior figures began speaking to experienced players to gather feedback with the aim of addressing some of the concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“No; a letter concerns no one but the person who writes it and the one to whom it is written.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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"Now that he is chancellor he does not seem to believe that any more and I am concerned he has been bought off with a promotion."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Supriyono, another protest coordinator, told AFP he was concerned the unrest could have been deliberately provoked.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a statement to the Journal in early August, CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt said the ADL had accepted Galliano’s apology but was concerned about the exhibit’s timing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Investors have generally been concerned over the company’s $638 billion in remaining performance obligations, or backlog, and how quickly it can be converted to revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
As far as spirits were concerned, neither my sister nor I thought about it.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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In their Sept. 2 Instagram post, Suzette and Marcella claimed that A.B.’s insinuations concerning Suzette, Abraham and the overall Quintanilla family were false.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Results have been mixed, with another judge deciding against government lawyers in a suit concerning Meta's social media empire but other decision going the government's way.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Inflation is concerning both the Fed and global investors, which is driving the increased rates - or yields as they are known - on bond markets.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The question put to voters wasn’t one of war and peace, or concerning the fate of the city’s political leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
One can be, indeed one must strive to become, tough and philosophical concerning destruction and death, for this is what most of mankind has been best at since we have heard of man.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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