as in concerning
to have (something) as a subject matter
his paper treats of the ethical dilemmas that doctors face every day in the emergency rooms of urban hospitals
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For high blood pressure, or hypertension, investigators realized that women sometimes went to the emergency room with blood pressure levels that didn’t seem particularly high — higher than 160/110 — but were concerning in someone who had recently given birth.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026 -
In the middle of Thursday’s numerous Giants developments, from concerning player injuries to a startling contract extension for underperforming GM Joe Schoen, the only thing that truly mattered was happening on the field.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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“Treating (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treating%20%28of%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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