Preoccupation

A week-long build-up that dominates every waking moment, with the upcoming excursion into “enemy territory” proving a constant preoccupation.

Before we even get a chance to present our product or service, we need to help our prospect overcome their preoccupation with the millions of things going on in their lives before we ever came along.

Besides a heartfelt and sensitive preoccupation with sanitary pads, the oncoming world of boys looms large among Margaret and her friends.

But it’s the woke policies, epitomized by Ersapah’s preoccupation with her image as an LGBTQ crusader, that drew a lot of criticism.

Dealing with water is a daily, bothersome, and non-stop preoccupation, say the residents of Masafer Yatta.

Every Texan I know has what you might call “grid anxiety,” a low-humming preoccupation with electricity that emerged after brutal winter storms kneecapped the state’s in February 2021.

Halting that vicious circle appears to be the preoccupation of Chinese policymakers at the moment.

Has preoccupation with Exxon Oil Contract unwittingly squeezed out constitutional reform from centerstage?

This weekend critics hit out as Ersapah's apparent preoccupation with LGBTQ issues.

Traffic jams were a preoccupation of over half the respondents.

Africa’s future depends on principled classical liberalism—nothing less A dose of realism could also end the elite’s singular preoccupation with climate.

Does he simply not understand that a vote for Stein is essentially a vote for former President Trump, and the extent to which society’s preoccupation with guns and gun violence would flourish under another Trump administration?

Hanna took the helm when the COVID-19 pandemic still was a preoccupation — and a burden on ticket sales and programming.

However, Mollah has already communicated to the Central agency about his inability to be present for interrogation because of his preoccupation with the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in the state.

I’m not sure which of these explanations account for Chappelle’s very studied preoccupation with LGBTQ people.

Last month, the court rejected an earlier request to delay Netanyahu’s testimony for 10 weeks due to his preoccupation with the current wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

The murder of 21-year-old Grace Millane on a Tinder date in New Zealand infuriates her, along with the media’s preoccupation with Millane having gone home alone with a stranger.

The West's preoccupation with other global conflicts could make this approach even more viable for China.

Third, a greater occurrence of mental health issues, which is often coupled with an increased preoccupation with social media, may have kept students at home.

Trump was obsessed with his critics, and his preoccupation with political pugilism sometimes distracted him from the task at hand.