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attention

[uh-ten-shuhn, uh-ten-shuhn] / əˈtɛn ʃən, əˌtɛnˈʃʌn /




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Called the Middle Ale after the store’s center aisle, where shoppers can pick up improbable bargains like inflatable kayaks or bench grinders, it quickly caught the attention of locals like Mark Rowan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Clemency seekers use a variety of ways to catch the president’s attention.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

That gained the attention of Wrightwood Fire Safe Council President Jim Emery, who invited county officials to brief community members on the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jaswal, however, points out that thousands of officials in India do their jobs without attracting public attention.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

If I was washing out clothes in the basin or sharpening the point on my homemade knife when the ants appeared, I stopped The Hidi ng Place at once to give them my full attention.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

With Gakpo's future up in the air, Liverpool have turned their attentions to Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr after having two bids for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Perhaps a bigger question – do MPs actually want to focus their attentions on something else?

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

Later he fastens his attentions on an unthreatening neighbor and his daughter, who has a crush on Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Instead of courting major movie roles, the actor has instead focused his attentions on more independent projects while also building a family with Song, whom he met in 2014.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

But no one suffered more from Owen’s unkindly attentions than the hapless and increasingly tragic Gideon Mantell.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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