pay attention
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But the demand trend is shifting, and investors need to pay attention to the nuances.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
"The underreported symptoms are leads that came from patients themselves, unprompted, and clinicians could potentially pay attention to them."
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
It’s a nice tool in theory, a way to pay attention to the other people on the call and not my Apple Notes interface.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
Staff at Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest book chain, pay attention to which books are mentioned on “The Rest is History.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
I force myself to pay attention to Agent Magnus’s lecture.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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