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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And soon Jac might too Like the Rangers, their spring-training neighbor in Surprise, Ariz., the Royals are far more concerned with their offense than their pitching. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Guys are more concerned with power and for good reasons. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025 Prime Video Amazon seems to be not too concerned with password sharing for its streamer. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 May 2025 Dorothy Tillman, 3rd, dissented saying that aldermen should be more concerned with problems of unemployment and housing than keeping spray paint cans out of the hands of vandals. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for concerned with

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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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