as in preoccupation
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These videos present an unattainable life American society has been obsessed with fitness and beauty for decades, but for much of that time, such preoccupations were considered unmasculine, writes historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025 -
But Francis is no longer Bergoglio, and Hope makes clear that his preoccupations are now global, as is his congregation.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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Because the amounts and absorption of benzene from these products are small, the risk is low.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to the new study, the Yarkovsky effect, a subtle force arising from the asteroid's uneven sunlight absorption and re-emission, can cause the space rock to drift inward over long periods, eventually leading to a near-Earth orbit.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Embracing open-source technology, modular architecture, abstraction layers, and virtualization can also help avoid damaging vendor lock-in.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Importantly, System 2 requires a model of the world to reason and plan over multiple timescales and abstraction levels to find the optimal answer.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Grounding in being present is developed in virtually all forms of meditation and mindfulness training.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Try your hand at yoga (even aerial yoga and yoga atop a standup paddleboard) or meditation, either alone or at an AYANA class.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Absentmindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absentmindedness. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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