cares

present tense third-person singular of care
as in watches
to have an interest or concern for a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom

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Recent Examples of cares A lot of our staff come from outside of the EA world and are just, like, a vaccine developer who really cares about making more effective vaccines. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Pick one outcome the business already cares about, such as faster quote turnaround or shorter sales cycles. Brian Harmison, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 While the numbers and conference call commentary made clear that the artificial intelligence buildout is still in full effect, the price action in Dell will tell us whether Wall Street cares and where the AI trade goes from here. Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Now, Woodward has become an ambassador for bringing awareness to an issue that clearly impacts more people than society realizes – or cares to admit. Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Benevolence beliefs can be understood as feeling that someone has goodwill toward you and cares about your well-being. John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Or who simply cares about the rights of people to determine their future and that of their land, particularly in a country where those freedoms have been restricted in the past. Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Is the important bit just to have kits that look good and nobody really cares if the away is the inverse of the home? Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 There's a nearly-limitless fountain of money available if the league is able to grow a serious permanent foothold in Europe, for example, and there is nothing the NFL cares more about than increasing its revenue. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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watches
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  • Bard watches in space as Saint-Etienne try to build up play from the back.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cinematographer Robert Kolodny’s camera watches from afar as Ryan embraces his pal out in an open field, providing comfort and consolation in this hour of need.
    Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Cares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cares. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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