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fixated

[fik-say-tid] / ˈfɪk seɪ tɪd /


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Largely because Angels scouting director Bob Fontaine Jr. ignored the potential limitations that others fixated on when evaluating Abbott.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"In stem cell biology, people are always fixated with creating the end cell type, like the neuron," Jokhai said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

GM executives—and the broader industry—were long fixated on that market share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

However, for markets that are increasingly fixated on semiconductor stocks and taking their cue from them daily, it was Musk’s comments on memory chips that captured the attention.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

As I worked my way through graduate school studying writing, I became fixated on the idea of someday telling Henrietta’s story.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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