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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Conversely, the Fed is more concerned with inflation than with Trump’s policies, leading to the disagreement between the two.
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Certainly, this investigator is likely to become a key witness in Brooke Slusser’s federal lawsuit against the MWC and SJSU, as his hiring and conduct is additional evidence that the MWC worked hand-in-glove with SJSU and was far more concerned with promoting a narrative than protecting women.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Berube said employees of the hospital became concerned with social media posts allegedly made by Stark.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
And travelers open to new experiences aren’t concerned with a state’s politics, according to Jane Powell, executive director of a tourism group in South Carolina.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Certainly, this investigator is likely to become a key witness in Brooke Slusser’s federal lawsuit against the MWC and SJSU, as his hiring and conduct is additional evidence that the MWC worked hand-in-glove with SJSU and was far more concerned with promoting a narrative than protecting women.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Berube said employees of the hospital became concerned with social media posts allegedly made by Stark.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
And travelers open to new experiences aren’t concerned with a state’s politics, according to Jane Powell, executive director of a tourism group in South Carolina.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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