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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His concern is what the law counts as inducement.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Earlier, an FAA spokesperson said the regulator "is working closely with Boeing and the airlines," adding that the FAA will convene an advisory board and "will take immediate action if it identifies a safety concern."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
That concern can leave clues in the electronic health record—for example, nurses may check vital signs more frequently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Babies can go through about 3,000 disposable diapers a year, a basic-need product that has increasingly drawn concern from child health, environmental and consumer advocates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
May took a step toward him, her face a mask of puzzled concern.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
OpenAI, as well as rival AI firm Anthropic, previously delayed public release of certain AI models due to potential risks, mostly pertaining to cybersecurity or hacking concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A growing list of cyber incidents revealed in recent weeks has raised concerns around the world about risks posed by uncontrollable AI, with some executives urging a slow-down for safety.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The $70 billion figure is “serious enough to decrease concerns about client exposure” for the cloud company, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We requested field use, received permits, paid the associated fees, communicated with city staff, and responded to concerns when they were brought to our attention,” he wrote in his email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
We’d known each other as goofy, half-mature college girls, and now we were adults, with adult lives and adult concerns.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The Premier League published a redacted version of the commission's report, which said the charges "concerned well over 100 alleged individual breaches of Premier League Rules across four broad charge categories".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“A concerned citizen noticed the marker at the waterline and out of fear for the safety of other beachgoers, decided to take the marker home and call law enforcement,” the post stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
On Wall Street, investors are concerned that rising interest rates will weigh on lofty tech valuations and raise borrowing costs for capital-intensive AI companies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The startup, valued at around $3.25 billion, recently hit the headlines when it announced US director Martin Scorsese as an advisor, prompting an angry response from some in Hollywood concerned about AI taking production jobs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Why should Lord Fredrick be so concerned about the full moon?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
And "measles is particularly concerning, with more than 22,000 suspected cases and 128 deaths reported this year", Heinzelmann said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
In a note published over the weekend titled “Something’s gotta give,” he argued that, while equity-market characteristics are “unsustainable,” there are also concerning developments in credit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
A widely used supplement for joint pain has been linked to a potentially concerning outcome in people with early cognitive problems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Some organizations may review what we share and conclude that the information was intentionally public or that the model's interaction was not concerning," it explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He was still concerning his mind with the infants yet unborn when something happened he had not counted on: the vine was not long enough.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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