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The phrase "a preoccupation over" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression would typically be "a preoccupation with."
Example: "Her preoccupation with the project consumed all her free time."
Alternatives: "an obsession with" or "a fixation on."
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It is a wry invitation to trace how such themes have been a preoccupation over five decades of groundbreaking performance art.
Replace your worries about what other people think about you with a preoccupation over your own goals, achievements, and progress.
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The "final straw" was an ethical betrayal, of sorts, a preoccupation with appearances over substance.
"It evidences questionable judgment and a preoccupation with self-interest over institutional best interest," it said.
In his time at the bank, Mr Wolfowitz had exercised "questionable judgment and a preoccupation with self-interest over institutional best interest," said the lengthy report.
However, the basic issues concerning educational reforms are often clouded over by a preoccupation with unemployment.
Assessing the dangers of one country over another has become a preoccupation of the modern-day traveller.
As such with OCPD, there is a preoccupation with the need for power and control over one's own environment.
I was mining a preoccupation.
Weight is still a preoccupation.
The Balkans will remain a preoccupation.
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