cause for concern

noun phrase

: reason to worry
There is no cause for concern.

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Instead of the 10 or so that clinicians received each month in the pediatric hospital, the system sent hospital staff 30 alerts every day, many of which were not a real cause for concern. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 Another cause for concern during the renovation period was the restyling of the various eating and drinking joints. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026 The threats of revenge by Mojtaba Khamenei are enough cause for concern, Alp Sevimlisoy, a defense policy specialist and Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow, told USA TODAY on March 12. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026 McCasland has medical issues, which the sheriff’s office did not disclose, that added cause for concern. Doha Madani, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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