cause for concern

noun phrase

: reason to worry
There is no cause for concern.

Examples of cause for concern in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Judge Peter Moulton at one point on Thursday suggested the size of the fraud judgment might in itself be a cause for concern. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 So these rather awkward looking characters are currently cause for concern. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 If there is cause for concern — and anything related to injuries and the record-setting Nacua qualifies — McVay masked it. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 This is a cause for concern, McNutt said, because as other nations rise in the ranks, the U.S. will need to compete with them for talent. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cause for concern 

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“Cause for concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cause%20for%20concern. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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