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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Mounting concern about industry excess led lawmakers to create tighter rules for clinical research and a higher standard for approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He also expressed concern that smaller AI models, which would have been exempt from the law, could also be dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
For those who are worried about the “Terminator 2” problem, yeah, the dangers of AI are a real concern.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“While the market has become slightly more discerning over the impact of AI, concern remains, reflected in still depressed valuations,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ray is behind the wheel, watching us, concern in his eyes.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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The salience of A.I. concerns has skyrocketed overnight.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
In July, Netflix said it would publish viewership data less frequently — raising bigger concerns about engagement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
There were even concerns about rooms with no one in them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The court heard Kamra later returned to the property to post a handwritten letter saying "we will be back", which "materially reinforced" Nye's concerns, Pounder said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He answered their concerns one by one, enumerating their rights and explaining how to wring justice out of various government agencies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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He also points to higher mortgage rates, people concerned about "all the costs and liabilities of owning a property" including service charges and ground rents.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Investors have been concerned about the impact an AI slowdown would have on the amount of spending going toward AI infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Friedman emphasizes that some critics are concerned that a so-called BookTok phenomenon pushes literature toward consumerism and waters down literary quality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company said it was concerned about rising inflation, higher mortgage interest costs and a weak employment market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She was concerned that frequently allowing groups including men into their home made them targets of gossip.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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These cases also raise difficult questions about the intended parents’ rights to make decisions concerning their biological child before birth—and about whether a contract governing those decisions should be enforceable.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The development of AI, its substance and its pace, are both intriguing and deeply concerning in equal measure," the King will say.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In effect, Coxon lit a match to a growing pile of concerning developments that on their own didn’t capture the world’s attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The following is a summary of my interactions concerning this investment scheme:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The younger Kaltenbrunner was an avowed liberal and had no interest in discussing his father, the camps, or anything else concerning Nazism or anti-Semitism.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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