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is concerning

  • present progressive of concern (3rd person singular).

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An apparent marketing push towards younger users is concerning health experts.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

This is concerning, and speaks to a wider, more worrying pattern of undermining your daughter’s confidence and her perception of what is healthy and normal within a relationship.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

For energy investors, the shift in momentum is concerning.

From Barron's Apr. 15, 2026

Her course mate Robbie Wells, 20, has a bit of support from family but said it is concerning that many people will go on to never be able to pay back their loans.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

What is concerning is the real possibility that we, as a society, will choose not to care.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander