preoccupation

Example Sentences

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Bold talk of spreading democracy—more Mr. Bush’s preoccupation than Cheney’s—didn’t survive the second term.

From The Wall Street Journal

That requires limiting compulsive information seeking and disrupting the social feedback loops that sustain the preoccupation, rather than merely reducing anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was one of 10 words on a shortlist to reflect the mood, language and preoccupations of 2025.

From BBC

Not long ago climate was a bipartisan preoccupation for Mr. Starmer’s Labour Party and the Conservatives; a Tory government introduced a legally binding net-zero target.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street’s preoccupation with colossal companies shows up in how the indexes perform, too, Colas noted.

From Barron's