as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
several banking concerns in the area
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as in covers
to have (something) as a subject matter
the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households
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as in affects
to be the business or affair of
the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us
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as in worries
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat
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Recent Examples of concerns
Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Venezuelan immigrants and political refugees are celebrating the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, despite local protests and legal concerns.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
Despite rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, concerns about stubborn inflation and the impact of tariffs kept 30-year mortgage rates anchored in the 6% to 7% range for most of the year.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
New concerns for Taiwan What should truly worry Taiwan is American attention being consumed by this region.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
Debate around video gambling terminal legalization has continued in recent days, as Bally’s and aldermen troubled by a potential influx of gambling in their neighborhoods air concerns.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Some experience financial pressure, health concerns or loneliness.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
European leaders’ concerns were heightened following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Despite the wetter conditions, Groenert said, there are no concerns about flooding or landslides.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
My question concerns the e-card version of this.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The deal announced Monday night concerns this latter group, and requires NIH to review them based on their merits.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Dec. 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a defect investigation into Tesla's Model 3 vehicles over the compact sedans' door release and concerns the controls may not be easy to access in an emergency.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Much of Hensley’s lawsuit concerns her ongoing feud with the Commission, which began with the 2019 sanction against her.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 22 Dec. 2025
The plot concerns a man who has come home to see his semi-estranged, dying father and who tries, with exasperation, to discern what bits of reality lie in his dad’s fantastical life stories.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Whether that concerns me or not is another question.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
What concerns you most about today's online security risks?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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The measures, which had been agreed to in writing in mid-November 2023, were intended to address Lively’s concerns about on-set conduct and safety.
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The parties believe the case, which concerns CEQA requirements at the community plan level, creates more legal ambiguity for municipalities and poses a statewide threat to housing development.
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Every January, companies from around the world gather to flaunt new technologies, products and services.—
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
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The total misuse of COVID funds in the district, which covers the Charlotte metro area, includes tens of millions, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
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Inside the manor house, a rustic spread including cornetti, orange cakes, apricot pastries, homemade granola, and local cheese covers an enormous industrial-style table.—
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Bird flu, a highly contagious airborne respiratory virus, affects poultry — including chickens, ducks and turkeys — and some wild bird species, including geese and shorebirds, the department said.—
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Kalani has hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a form of brain injury that affects muscle tone and mobility.—
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Which is another thing that worries him.—
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Stewart worries that the listings risk running afoul of copyright on product photos, or of agreements with her own suppliers — themselves mostly independent brands — that prohibit reselling products on Amazon.—
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For Brisbane Stadium, the firms will work alongside Azusa Sekkei, a Japanese architecture practice that has helped deliver over 100 sporting venues, including the Japan National Stadium used at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.—
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That indicates many firms are relying on existing stockpiles to satisfy tepid demand.—
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But what alarms him most is the silence from the business community.—
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While Cherry is more versed at keeping her rage simmering just below the surface, Laura struggles to hide her anguish and disgust, which alarms those closest to her.—
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That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century.—
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
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Mamdani presents his politics as a fight for fairness and unity.—
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Still, Denmark presents a special case.—
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“Concerns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concerns. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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