concerned with

idiom

: interested in

They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.

: having to do with : about

The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.

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With Mercury entering Sagittarius on Nov. 2, our mental process shifts from the intense and detective-like mind of Scorpio — which is typically more concerned with uncovering hidden truths — to a more carefree and expansive perspective. —

Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 That is to say that occultism is less concerned with faith or facts, but rather with fancy. —

Ed Simon, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 And while the Motion Picture Academy doesn’t hand out Oscars to horror films, academy members are quite concerned with life and death. —

Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 While a competitive job market contributed to the problem, so has a perception that the Biden-Harris administration is more concerned with political correctness than combat readiness. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for concerned with

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