as in preoccupation
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During this period, the concept of immortality—the physical departure from human society and the achievement of eternal life—became a national preoccupation.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
Johnson’s appearance, however, occurred not in the current wave of federal overreach but in May of 1935, amid a feverish preoccupation with communism in academia.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The fiber in fruit slows digestion and the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, which helps reduce post-meal blood sugar levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
12 June 2025
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This is due to a loss of the hormone estrogen, which can decrease calcium absorption in the body.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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Their poll measured everything from favorite color to painting size to preferences for realism or abstraction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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For example, Johnson has embraced what art historians call gestural abstraction, a spontaneous style of smearing, pouring or dribbling paint on canvas, pioneered by artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, who also incorporated figures into his expressive technique.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 June 2025
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But plenty of tech leaders have emphasized the importance of meditation and mindfulness—including Twitter co-founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who often goes on meditation retreats.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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Then one day, her former cohost Jenna Bush Hager suggested breath work and meditation to combat stress.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Absentmindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absentmindedness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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