Preoccupation in a sentence as a noun

I suppose answering snark with snark is fair play, but our industry has a real unhealthy preoccupation with the new.

Part of this is the constitutional preoccupation with rules, but the other part is basic self-interest.

Rather than being blinded by preoccupation with historical "recognition" of hate, focus might instead be placed on justice in one's everyday life.

I follow "western" space efforts pretty closely, but with heavy military involvement, a preoccupation with face-saving, and the language barrier, I find the Chinese programme nigh on impossible to track.

As someone who is approaching thirty years of marriage, I no longer have the preoccupation of finding the next girl--and I really never did, as I was looking for the ONE girl I could count on to be a good wife for a lifetime and a good mother for any children we happened to have.

Preoccupation definitions

noun

an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

noun

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

See also: preoccupancy absorption engrossment

noun

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

See also: preoccupancy