concerned with
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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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But as the overprotective father, Bart only is concerned with Sam getting his shot every day just to stay healthy and alive and does not give him any encouragement, similar to how his own late father acted (Quaid appears in several brief flashbacks).
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The resulting houses built on Prickly Mountain are unusual and not especially concerned with symmetry, but the lines are clean nevertheless.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The format For those concerned with stats and stakes, redirect elsewhere.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Fentanyl, by contrast, can be smoked easily and efficiently by users who are often cash-strapped and concerned with cost-effectiveness.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The resulting houses built on Prickly Mountain are unusual and not especially concerned with symmetry, but the lines are clean nevertheless.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The format For those concerned with stats and stakes, redirect elsewhere.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Fentanyl, by contrast, can be smoked easily and efficiently by users who are often cash-strapped and concerned with cost-effectiveness.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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