is concerning
- present progressive of concern (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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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
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