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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Chinese competition is a concern long term but it brings incentives to adjust costs and capacity, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Many countries, including the UK, have sought to regulate AI through existing laws rather than legislate - amid concern it could quickly date as AI develops.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The widening gap between the two nearest Brent contracts is reflecting that concern, and telling you that “buyers are paying increasingly more for barrels they can get their hands on now,” Innes said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Executives at OpenAI, SpaceX and Microsoft also echoed the concern and called for some sort of pause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Though we now lived in a city much larger than White Sulphur Springs or Marion or Bluefield, we felt everyone’s small-town love, care, and concern.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Next, local concerns proliferated about the effects of AI data centers on water, electricity, the environment and noise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Artificial-intelligence stocks have stemmed the bleeding, after a selloff on Monday spurred by concerns that major model creators would start taking a more disciplined approach to AI development and spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Filippi raised concerns to the agency’s executive leadership team in a presentation before the spring incident, according to records reviewed by The Times, and again over email after the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer said extra measures were required to ensure that education in schools about harmful attitudes was being consistently delivered, and raised concerns about low reporting rates.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ben claimed that it was really only a matter of knowing the right people to call, and the language in which to address their concerns.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Shasta Climbing Rangers, who had already been mobilized after friends of the injured man became concerned and reported him missing, according to the Forest Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The cynic in me thinks, 'Are they are really concerned, or are they trying to prove which model is the most awesome?'"
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
You can and should be concerned about the impacts A.I. is already having in our time, while also realizing that these folks do not share your particular concerns.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Police at the time were "seriously concerned that he might take the children away again", the report said -- fears that were not passed on to the Ministry for Children.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
I’d been so concerned with getting the spinning done in time that I forgot to ask.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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“The internal planning documents show there’s discussion of expanding this model. That shows a concerning commitment to incorporating AI into medical systems and decision-making,” EFF’s Cohen said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"That's helpful in determining how we should be preparing. Is the threat imminent, or do we have six months? We're in a very concerning phase right now, and the tool backs that up."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
French drone company Harmattan AI separately signed a letter of intent with Iraq's defence ministry concerning autonomous air-defence systems.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Instead of token limits, Carvana shares what it calls “expectations” concerning each employee’s monthly AI usage level, says Alex Devkar, the used-car retailer’s senior vice president of engineering and product analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A quibble arose concerning the phrase “break out.”
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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