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pay attention

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Maybe that’s all any of us are doing; maybe it’s all any human ever did: try to get people to pay attention.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

This is a savvy way to put it, and one that women considering freezing their eggs should pay attention to.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

“We have to pay attention to national rhetoric. We have to be aware of anxiety that might — tensions that may — arise.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

ServiceNow’s Dave Wright breaks down the reality of the “SaaSpocalypse” and why businesses need to pay attention to quantum computing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

It turns out Fina and I aren’t the only ones too distracted to pay attention in school today.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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