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 eight-part series forces viewers to feel the effort of every act, such that the sight of Tom tromping up and down stairs becomes a recurring motif: Zaillian seems more concerned with the stultifying logistics of Tom’s crimes than the rush of getting away with them.
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The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
In a limited liquidity environment, LPs have been increasingly concerned with how their GPs are pacing, and are encouraging slower deployment, one source who works closely with LPs told Term Sheet.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
But Ko isn’t overly concerned with the morality of selling out.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The article is ultimately less concerned with gaslighting itself than with safeguards around admitting patients to mental hospitals.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Like The Farewell, which told the story of a young Chinese American woman returning to China to spend time with her dying grandmother, Expats is (unsurprisingly) concerned with the experience of living between cultures.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
In recent months, Democrats have become less concerned with No Labels, the political group that had pledged to put forward a centrist presidential ticket.
—Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Local groups, including Take Me Home Rescue, Women United for Animal Welfare and the Animal Rescue Mission, said Animal Services is more concerned with its reputation than with the condition of animals under its care.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Fans of the brand who are less concerned with carbs and want more protein should consider the High Protein line, which packs 20 grams of protein per bar in eight different flavors.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
In a limited liquidity environment, LPs have been increasingly concerned with how their GPs are pacing, and are encouraging slower deployment, one source who works closely with LPs told Term Sheet.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
But Ko isn’t overly concerned with the morality of selling out.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
The article is ultimately less concerned with gaslighting itself than with safeguards around admitting patients to mental hospitals.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Like The Farewell, which told the story of a young Chinese American woman returning to China to spend time with her dying grandmother, Expats is (unsurprisingly) concerned with the experience of living between cultures.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
In recent months, Democrats have become less concerned with No Labels, the political group that had pledged to put forward a centrist presidential ticket.
—Rebecca Davis O’Brien, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Local groups, including Take Me Home Rescue, Women United for Animal Welfare and the Animal Rescue Mission, said Animal Services is more concerned with its reputation than with the condition of animals under its care.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Fans of the brand who are less concerned with carbs and want more protein should consider the High Protein line, which packs 20 grams of protein per bar in eight different flavors.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
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