cares

present tense third-person singular of care
as in watches
to have an interest or concern for a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom

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Recent Examples of cares The poll found a majority or plurality of voters believe that Hochul works hard, demonstrates honesty, gets things done, provides decisive leadership, and cares about people—four categories where her numbers are up significantly from June 2024 (this is first time 'get things done' was asked). Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Research by Zendesk proves that consumers who believe a business cares about their emotional state are more likely to become repeat customers. Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 And that somebody really cares about them. Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 Nobody cares that the game is on the road. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025 Cerrudo added that November cares about people, knows how to read the room and doesn’t use dancers as tools but works to create relationships with them. Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025 No one cares if a 45-year-old man is dating a 55-year-old woman. Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025 No one cares about anyone else winning. Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 Sharon details how this squad helps Anthropic’s business, too, burnishing its reputation as the AI lab that cares the most about AI safety and perhaps winning it a more receptive ear in the corridors of power. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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watches
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  • Start With Single Day Resort Heli-Skiing Mention heli-skiing to someone who reads ski magazines or watches movies but has not actually done it, and what comes to mind is almost always remote mountain lodges deep in the wilderness, where small groups go for a week of heli-skiing, day in and day out.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • During the rare lull in service, McPherson watches over this scene from the bar, catching up with longtime customers and friends from the neighborhood.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Cares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cares. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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