pay attention
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As most attention focuses on the worst-hit areas such as La Guaira, he said, "it is important that we pay attention to these communities in the first days and the first weeks after the earthquake."
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
"I know that's a challenge for some of us at home," she quipped, signing off with a pointed "pay attention".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It has to be at least that many, Hichwa said, for China to pay attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Unless you pay attention to social media, you haven’t read or heard much about this story.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
I was so nervous I did not pay attention to what he said.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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