preoccupation
Example Sentences
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Ternus’s approach to Apple is Jobs-like, down to a preoccupation with small details like screws.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Hungarians’ preoccupation with inflation, health and household budgeting tracks with the norm in most European countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
I would have leaped to collaborate with her on any project, but fortunately nuclear Armageddon is also a preoccupation of mine.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
I didn’t think there was anything unusual about a constant preoccupation with death.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Vocabulary lists containing preoccupation
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
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Tuesdays with Morrie
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And Then There Were None
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