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Although cosmic expansion and the microwave background have been studied extensively, measurements of primordial helium have historically received less attention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Before the Norte fire erupted, much of the city’s attention had been fixed on the coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I think there's a lot of things to say about where we're focussing our attention and where we're putting our money."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
With the earnings season underway, attention now turns back to the hyperscalers, their AI capex intentions and, increasingly, the returns they’re generating on that spending, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He tapped his pencil to get my attention then showed me where he’d drawn a picture of the car in the margin of his notebook.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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
But as Savinho takes the next step in his career, City are turning their attentions to the future.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Many analysts wonder whether the AI-tied stocks can continue to monopolize investors’ attentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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
She blamed herself for her childish assumption that Robbie would limit his attentions to Cecilia.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing attention
"Scary Tales," Vocabulary from the essay
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"Kids Are Inventors, Too"
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