concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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The film is primarily concerned with our relationship between two building materials: stone and concrete.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Similarly, the Four’s charitable trust — the Future Foundation — is quite a modest enterprise, more concerned with tackling crime at a grassroots rather than global level.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Faculty Requests Faculty, for their part, are less concerned with facilities.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The characters seem more concerned with personal gain and political one-upmanship than with serving the public good.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
Similarly, the Four’s charitable trust — the Future Foundation — is quite a modest enterprise, more concerned with tackling crime at a grassroots rather than global level.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Faculty Requests Faculty, for their part, are less concerned with facilities.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The characters seem more concerned with personal gain and political one-upmanship than with serving the public good.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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