concerned with

phrase

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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Visitors are more likely to be concerned with what lies below. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The Taxpayers Protection Alliance has long been concerned with the rapid growth and abuse within the 340B program. — Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 For anybody concerned with the state of media, 2024 is an important year. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 So much of the spaceflight community in Europe has been concerned with either the large aerospace primes seeking government handouts to protect their turf or small launch startups. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concerned with

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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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