concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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Incredible how Democrats suddenly became concerned with rising prices on January 20, 2025.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Mar. 2025
The Scots were only concerned with the present on Saturday night at Mission College.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The opera, with a workable Royce Vavrek libretto, is less concerned with the issues than the characters and what’s inside them, something opera is designed to do.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Musk also seemed concerned with showing off his support from the one voter who matters most: Trump.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Mar. 2025
The Scots were only concerned with the present on Saturday night at Mission College.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The opera, with a workable Royce Vavrek libretto, is less concerned with the issues than the characters and what’s inside them, something opera is designed to do.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Musk also seemed concerned with showing off his support from the one voter who matters most: Trump.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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