preoccupying

Example Sentences

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With the use of personal data by AI models preoccupying authorities, particularly in Europe, Berners-Lee has made data protection his main cause in recent years, notably through the startup Inrupt.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The future preoccupying him right now, though, is the 2026 harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

So much so that the dread itself becomes preoccupying, all-enveloping, claustrophobic.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

“What is preoccupying my brain, my everything, is just the fear of what’s going to happen next,” he said in an interview.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Phineas had one of those minds which could record what is happening in the background and do nothing about it because something else was preoccupying him.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles