pertaining (to)

present participle of pertain (to)

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concerning
Verb
  • In Alaska, despite commonly being household pets, dogs are listed as the state's most concerning animal.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The strikeout dip is both concerning and real, but there also isn’t a smoking gun in the underlying metrics, an alarming velocity dip or a breaking ball that just doesn’t have the same snap.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Pertaining (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertaining%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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