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to have an interest or concern for
a teacher who cares what happens to her students long after they leave her classroom
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Recent Examples of cares
To make the case, everyone who cares about the magnificent red-rock canyons of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Southern Utah needs to act now.
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Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Hochul can't pass a budget on time, can't keep the trains running, and cares more about bailing out Zohran Mamdani than the commuters stranded on platforms.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 2026
That’s the job of law enforcement, who make arrests, judges who sentence criminals to pay for their crimes, and a parole board that cares about public safety.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Consumers are flagging, pummeled by years of high prices and the sense that no one in power really cares.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Many just shrug their shoulders, and say, so what, who cares?
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 14 May 2026
And on the stand Tuesday, Altman pushed back against the notion that Musk actually cares about OpenAI.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Outside of Lacob, who cares more about how this ends than Kerr, Curry and Draymond Green?
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Supportive, especially in the arts, and cares to foster creative work.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Hochul can't pass a budget on time, can't keep the trains running, and cares more about bailing out Zohran Mamdani than the commuters stranded on platforms.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 2026
That’s the job of law enforcement, who make arrests, judges who sentence criminals to pay for their crimes, and a parole board that cares about public safety.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
Consumers are flagging, pummeled by years of high prices and the sense that no one in power really cares.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Many just shrug their shoulders, and say, so what, who cares?
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 14 May 2026
And on the stand Tuesday, Altman pushed back against the notion that Musk actually cares about OpenAI.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
Outside of Lacob, who cares more about how this ends than Kerr, Curry and Draymond Green?
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Supportive, especially in the arts, and cares to foster creative work.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cares
watches
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If the person who spoke up sees their truth acknowledged and then watches nothing change, the interaction didn't build safety.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Now 78, Mauldin watches the news and sees videos and pictures of children being tear-gassed again — not by local police in 1965, but by federal immigration officers in 2026.—
Maya Miller,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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“Cares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cares. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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