pay attention
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But it was enticingly vague enough for me to pay attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Unless you pay attention to social media, you haven’t read or heard much about this story.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Jiangsu province, also in China's eastern region, said it would suspend "all in-person educational activities" at schools from Thursday afternoon through Friday and urged students and teachers to "pay attention to typhoon safety".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He says he deleted his Instagram account in 2025, adding: "If people en masse started to say, 'I'm out, I'm done, forget it,' the company would pay attention."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Sound signals compel us to pay attention to something.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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