pay attention
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Stock investors should pay attention to the software and sensor layer.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Court watchers pay attention to what Justice Clarence Thomas writes, even in solo dissents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Anyone who wants to drive housing affordability, or understand where the housing market is headed, should pay attention not just to state legislatures.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
"The only thing impaired was their ability to take the competing pieces of information, compare them, and pay attention to the location with the most important information," Mysore said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Jax fidgets, and Deb pretends to pay attention.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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