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concern

[kuhn-surn] / kənˈsɜrn /






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Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.

Example Sentences

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But my bigger concern is that you have 36% sitting in cash, which won’t do much good in terms of keeping up with inflation and giving you a return.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

His remarks to attendees at a Toronto conference emerge as concern escalates about the slow pace of talks between Ottawa and Washington regarding USMCA, which faces a formal, U.S.-led review this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Resident Eremasi Matanatabu, a food company manager, said concern over building a waste business in the bay where the first Fijians arrived to shore is widespread.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Maria Medetis Long reportedly expressed concern that the evidence in the matter didn’t merit moving forward with an indictment, and as a career prosecutor, she should know.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Guardian must sense my waves of concern because she says, “You were built to be able to handle this, Resilience. Run through your system’s instructions. You can get yourself unstuck.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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