concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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Some wanted to sell and maximize proceeds; others were more concerned with taking care of employees than making money.
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Bruce Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Penner, though, was more concerned with looking forward.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a myth that private companies are able to think longer term or that their investors are less concerned with short-term financial metrics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Stearns isn’t too concerned with how other teams value him since the Mets know him better than most.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Penner, though, was more concerned with looking forward.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a myth that private companies are able to think longer term or that their investors are less concerned with short-term financial metrics.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Stearns isn’t too concerned with how other teams value him since the Mets know him better than most.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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