I care about most vs I care about the most

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I care about most' is used when listing multiple things you care about, while 'I care about the most' is used when emphasizing the one thing you care about above all others.

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I care about most

This phrase is correct and commonly used when listing multiple things you care about.

This phrase is used when you are listing multiple things you care about, with 'most' indicating the majority or a significant number of those things.

Examples:

In life, I care about most my family, my health, and my happiness.

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I finally have what I care about most.
They're the people I care about most in this world.
Because what I care about most... what any real U.S.
Because what I care about most... what any real U.S. Marshal cares about most... is not the case.
Young fella, you are the person I care about most in my life.
That's hard to do when the person I care about most can't even be here.
By Brandon and Aunt Beverly, the two people I care about most, and... it hurts.
It just sucks not to be celebrating with the people I care about most.
Tends to drive away the people I care about most.
I get to spend time with all the people that I care about most... and Mary.
Just because I can't have love in my own life doesn't mean I shouldn't bring it to the people who I care about most.
The two things I care about most are in this room.
"with the person that I care about most in all the world?"
And How do I know I can trust you with the person that I care about most in all the world?
This is the queen of all, the bike that I care about most, so the effort to return it to its former glory has been immense!
What worries me most is... is... what I care about most is, who will oversee this generation, if I were to die.
More than I care about most people.
Paige, I care about this team and our work... but what I care about most is giving Ralph a safe place to reach his potential.
I have found my own path within the Church, and it has permitted me to hold onto the things I care about most: my professional calling as a doctor and the transcendent dimension.

Alternatives:

I care about my family the most.
I care about most of my friends.
I care about most of my possessions.
I care about most of my hobbies.

I care about the most

This phrase is correct and commonly used when emphasizing the one thing you care about above all others.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that there is one particular thing you care about more than anything else.

Examples:

Among all my interests, I care about music the most.

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I realised my revenge would hurt the person I care about the most.
To the patient I care about the most.
And, if I'm honest, to the person I care about the most.
Who else would I want to have watching my back than the person I care about the most in this world?
After what happened at my show, it seems like everyone's trying to take away the thing I care about the most.
For the last 30 years, this has been what I care about the most.
Except for the three people who I care about the most.
Angie, yours is the laugh that I care about the most.
But it's the ones around me, the... the people that I care about the most who end up getting hurt.
I lashed out at the one person who cares about me the most, and who... I care about the most.
the things that I care about the most.

Alternatives:

I care about music more than anything else.
Music is what I care about the most.
The thing I care about the most is music.
Music is what I care about most.

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