Preoccupation

Definitions

1. The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of occupying something before someone else.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The same preoccupation with developing a conceptual framework is evident in David Blank's Venezuela: Politics in a Petroleum Republic, a modified version of Blank's early theses.”

“Halalisation signifies a powerful and growing preoccupation with the proliferation of […]”

“At the same time that they invoke Christian identity, the civilizationists also stress⟳ their secularism. But there is no contradiction between the populist right’s Christianism and its secularism, since both derive from a preoccupation with Islam.”

“As an adult, I became a journalist whose beat⟳ is the environment. In a way, I’ve turned my youthful preoccupations into a profession.”

“Uncertain how to address a French preoccupation with security and immigration, and facing a generational fracture over identity politics, the left’s disarray has allowed Mr. Macron to tilt rightward for votes.”

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