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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And there’s also a general concern that data centers might bring fewer benefits to the state than industries such as coal and natural gas, which have their own history of burdens and benefits, Eisenberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said: "The concern is many of the oldest 'granny pines' could be lost, removing important seed sources and habitat for species such as capercaillie."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sometimes it showed up as resentment that residents were told to save water — a perfectly legitimate concern — but only to allow the building of more houses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"It's definitely a concern," Fredonia Regional Hospital's CEO Johnathan Durrett told AFP, noting that his 25-bed facility, like so many others in today's economy, has to "fight to remain open."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
None of this was of any obvious concern to Greg Lippmann.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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This amplified market concerns that the AI build-out is proving more expensive than anticipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The latest quarterly results confirmed many concerns: While high AI profits are still far off, much more spending is still required.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Markets across the board, however, seem to be “front-running growing concerns that there could be major and destabilizing military escalations in the Persian Gulf as early as next week,” said American Gold Exchange’s Samuelson.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Strong earnings reports from cruise lines came despite investor concerns over high energy prices and low European river levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“As their governess, the only ability of theirs that concerns me is their ability to make accurate use of the apostrophe,” she retorted.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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A few days later on Dec. 22, Fowlie shared a missing persons flier on his Instagram, writing that Downer had been missing and the family was concerned for her safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Doctors don't routinely offer blood tests to check for vitamin D deficiency, but will offer a supplement if a patient is concerned they might be high risk.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Carney said this week he wasn't concerned about associate-member status, or "specific names or nomenclature" used to characterize the new alliance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Google’s parent reported that its cloud revenue more than doubled, but investors were more concerned about the cash it’s spending on AI, and whether artificial intelligence could threaten the search business that funds it all.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Everybody was concerned about getting the astronauts to the moon, but we were worrying about them getting back.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Most concerning for Estevao, though, was that as both teams pushed for a winner in the second half, Alonso never appeared to consider the forward.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
While side effects are common with many treatments, researchers have identified a particularly concerning possibility involving drugs used to control inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The index rose particularly strongly in manufacturing, with a jump in sentiment among companies concerning both their current situation and expectations for the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The concerning crack is near the Moro Beach section of Crystal Cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
He wished to establish a precedent that clarified the constitutional ambiguities concerning the power of Congress over slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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