pay attention
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We have to pay attention, and we have to make sure the public’s paying attention.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
History also gives physicists a reason to pay attention to tiny discrepancies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Even though the public is starting to pay attention, Caulkins says that the issue has not yet become political dynamite, which means political rhetoric comes with little risk.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another Warsh principle: “Money matters. . . . We should pay attention to money created by the central bank and money that comes from the banking and financial systems.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I’m so focused on the look in his eyes that I don’t pay attention to the person next to him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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