concern
verb (used with object)
to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect.
were concerning
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past progressiveof concern.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The ORR said the figures were "concerning" and that it was working with the industry to address the problem.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Gary Goldie said Tehran's retaliation attacks on Gulf states in response to US and Israeli strikes were "concerning" but life was "continuing as normal".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Sidner traveled to Israel in October to cover the Israel-Hamas war before she was informed that her mammogram results were concerning and that she would need a biopsy as soon as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
Yarmysh said last Friday that those developments were concerning given that Navalny recently fell ill and apparently fainted “out of hunger.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
And so they returned their answer to their freinds in England, that they accepted of their motion, and joyned with them in Ashleys bussines; and yet withall tould them what their fears were concerning him.
From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by William Bradford
