pay attention
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Lee said Trump had told him in the French town of Evian that "the time had come to pay attention to the North Korea issue".
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Lesley Goodburn has spent more than a decade encouraging people to pay attention to the warning signs of cancer, since the death of her husband.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Birds can see a large portion of the world around them, but when they fly in flocks, they pay attention only to birds beside them or ahead of them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
Often, they come across as commands by an orchestra to sit up straight and pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
I have never been able to pay attention in gym.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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