minding

Example Sentences

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“He wasn’t minding the shop” as state attorney general, Mahan said, pointing to fraudulent unemployment and hospice claims early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Monday saw what appears to be one of the biggest insider trades ever registered, and there’s nobody minding the store willing to find out who it was.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

When nearly a quarter-billion dollars can vanish from one state program before anyone truly notices, taxpayers are justified in asking who was supposed to be minding the store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In which case, McLaren's publicly stated aim of one of their drivers becoming world champion, and them not minding which, would be considerably easier to achieve than it is now.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

He’s still here, minding everybody’s business and vlogging his head off.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman