as in preoccupation
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Diet monitoring apps were linked to intentionally self-regulating caloric intake (dietary restraint), a preoccupation with food, and eating concerns.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2025 -
But Rankin also knows that language is a Canadian preoccupation.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Persistent boxing personality posted this AI image to troll Stevenson—one of his favorite pastimes: While an argument can be made that Stevenson needs to chase more finishes, that’s not his style, and fight fans who don’t appreciate that expose their limited absorption of the sport.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Editor's tip: This product's styling polymers create a thin, invisible umbrella that helps lock your style and prevent moisture absorption from the air.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Even haters of the Golden Arches might find charms in He’s project, whose page edges are colored so that the book, when closed, looks like an abstraction of a Big Mac: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun.—
Craig Nakano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Hail Mary represents a new phase in Godard’s development toward poetic abstraction and spiritual contemplation.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Dec. 2024
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Started roughly a month ago by John Schwarz, a Chicago-area meditation and mindfulness educator, the idea has taken off on social media, where searches for the term surface hundreds of posts of people sharing screenshots of infographics and encouraging others to participate in the protest.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The audience was enraptured in a deep meditation from start to finish.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Absentmindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absentmindedness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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