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attention

[uh-ten-shuhn, uh-ten-shuhn] / əˈtɛn ʃən, əˌtɛnˈʃʌn /




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Raman wasn’t endorsed by any of her colleagues on the City Council, and she has been criticized by some community leaders in her district for not paying close enough attention to their concerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

With the labor seemingly on solid footing now, Wall Street turns its attention to the other side of the Federal Open Market Committee’s dual mandate: price stability.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Then there is Trump, who is expected to attend Game 3 and will almost certainly bring a different kind of attention to Madison Square Garden.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root long used in traditional Chinese medicine, may deserve serious attention as a potential therapy for androgenetic alopecia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

I started to whisper a comment about the big dresses and all the puffy wigs, but his attention was already locked on the picture.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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