pay attention
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“Obviously, we pay attention to everything that happens in the industry. Amazon’s built an amazing company. We’ve got a lot of respect for what they’ve done,” CEO Drew Wilkerson tells Barron’s.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“You should pay attention to those things if you’re going to put a significant amount of capital into a bond ETF,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
He began: “A lot of folks want us to pay attention to things happening 6,000 miles away,” he said, “rather than reminding us about the things we agree on right here.”
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
That may not seem like much, but market bulls who pay attention to valuation indicators have little to go on right now.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“I was counting and concentrating so much that I couldn’t pay attention to the right things. I gave the wrong answer in math class.”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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