preoccupy
Example Sentences
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The future preoccupying him right now, though, is the 2026 harvest.
Evidence from surveys and from financial markets suggests that neither consumers nor investors are preoccupied with the risk of inflation surging anew.
An unremarkable-looking plan for a new factory in Poland cuts to the heart of big questions that are preoccupying governments.
Her teenage characters are more preoccupied with crushes and exams than bombs and checkpoints, and their daily squabbles and concerns helped give the show "universal" appeal.
From Barron's
Somehow, a whole flood of tears had snuck back into my head while my new heart was preoccupied, and they were pushing at the back of my eyes.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
