preoccupation

Example Sentences

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He has turned the subject of being Israeli into a career-long preoccupation, approached with a sense of queasiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

The U.S.-China “electron gap,” as OpenAI now calls it, has become a major preoccupation for American tech leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

She doesn’t remember any preoccupation with psychics or mediums growing up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

He was filled with embarrassment: embarrassment for the human race, its preoccupation with money, its love of swindle.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides