pay attention
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Now Wall Street has something to pay attention to.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026
“People really just need to pay attention to how they feel, especially if they have underlying health conditions, and watching children as well,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
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
“Then you didn’t pay attention and drove the snowmobile onto thin ice,” George went on.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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