attentive
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Since becoming a mother, keepers said she had settled "beautifully" into her new role, and was proving to be "calm, attentive and content", while trusting her keepers to be nearby but not too close.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Simi Valley police said that, whether operating bicycles, or electric bicycles or other motorized devices, riders need to “remain alert and attentive near roadways and railroad crossings.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Policymakers will need to be attentive to accelerating wage demands should the jobless rate remain low, which would support the ECB raising rates regardless of the underlying damage to the economy, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It has not been a major issue, but when I consider the effects of inflation on our retirement savings, I have become more attentive to such matters.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
But maybe it was just the way the dad was being so attentive to his kid that Will noticed.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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