cause for concern

noun phrase

: reason to worry
There is no cause for concern.

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However, Poland stressed that its planes handled the situation capably and effectively, and that there was no further cause for concern. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 The law also extends to activity between two people just talking about providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, which is cause for concern with a nebulous term like antifa, said Brzozowski, the former counsel for domestic terrorism at the Justice Department. Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025 That said, vulnerabilities in its Comet browser are cause for concern. PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025 Another cause for concern is sleep apnea, a common but potentially serious sleep disorder. Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cause for concern

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“Cause for concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cause%20for%20concern. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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