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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A dramatic tightening of Sweden's migration policy has sparked concern in a healthcare sector that is ever more dependent on immigrants, professionals warned ahead of a general election on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The problem was part of the Navier-Stokes equations, external, which concern how fluids move.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Marshall offered a response around midday Tuesday, saying he’s “going to fight to keep Bombardier’s over 1,200 Kansas jobs” and adding that he’s “already taken that concern inside the Oval Office.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
September is historically the worst month of the year for stocks, but seasonal patterns aren’t the only concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
Fiscal concerns are a problem in several countries, chiefly France, at present, and with bond yields rising, Lagarde may be anxious not to upset those bond markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
These will remain concerns at month-end, and a 25-basis-point official cash rate increase 4.60% on Sept. 29 is on the cards, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"And it just really concerns me that he has personal details of me, and I don't want that coming back on me."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Copper prices hit a record high Tuesday due to concerns over potential U.S. tariffs and supply problems amid surging demand for AI data-center infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
He ticked off my other concerns on his fingers, which didn’t quite work with mittens.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Investors have been concerned this year about Oracle’s high capital expenditures — spending allocated toward things like data centers — as well as its profitability and ability to fund its noncancelable contract commitments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“We definitely are quite concerned about the potential for rogue agents,” Wang said of Meta’s overall AI efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He thought he's give Albania rather than Turkey, because he was concerned by media coverage of dental or hair transplant work in Turkey that had gone wrong.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Leading industrialist Jacob Wallenberg told the Financial Times he was "deeply concerned" about what that would mean for the thriving tech sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
I had been concerned about combining six children with a lake, but I feel better when I see the setup.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
More concerning, additional positioning may still need to unwind, potentially pushing the sector even lower.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Alongside rapidly multiplying cancer cells are immune cells, newly formed blood vessels and a particularly concerning group of cancer cells that remain unusually quiet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
More concerning than the rainfall are rip tides and coastal flooding, Gomberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The peril that is most concerning is really tornadoes,” said Karen Clark, chief executive and co-founder of risk-modeling firm Karen Clark & Co.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The officer was the very Mr. Denny concerning whose return from London Lydia came to enquire, and he bowed as they passed.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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