paying attention

Example Sentences

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“We’ll be paying attention to SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI down the road and what impact that will have on the broader markets.”

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

If he’s paying attention to the national mood, he’ll just say no.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I have three children in their 20s and I warn them about paying attention to anything they see on social media,” Boersma said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Over time, I’ve realized that grocery budgeting is less about militant restriction and more about paying attention.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

You have to understand, by the fifteenth time we did this, I stopped paying attention to the names of the forms or the faces of the agents.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri