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fascination

[fas-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌfæs əˈneɪ ʃən /


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For decades, the wider area of Williamsburg has held a major cultural fascination for the type of millennial transplant who makes their way out to the East Coast.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

A traditional accessory that secured and decorated women’s clothing, it shows how, even amid trans-Atlantic exchange and the blending of cultures, the fascination with fantastical creatures endured.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The soot-blackened Philadelphia he encountered, then in a state of urban decay, sparked his lifelong fascination with industrialism, destitution and the macabre.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Nancy became a regular presence with her husband on diplomatic travel and an international source of fascination.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

I walked up to the marsh, a place that had held such fascination and fun and fear for me, and placed my feet at the edge of the water.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

It’s cast with some of the more attractive young people available, while the characters of “Sterling Point” looks like standard-issue teenagers with common fascinations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Instead of a pool, this canvas features another of Hockney’s signature fascinations: a manicured, bright green lawn.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Maybe the only purpose in any of this is to prolong morbid fascinations, to twist the knife.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

One of the eternal fascinations of Test cricket, especially in these Bazballistic times, is that there are almost infinite ways for interpreting what has happened.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2024

For one who could appreciate them, Valencia held pleasures more highly flavored, other fascinations; and he was sorry that I was out of them without tasting them.

From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Armando Palacio Vald?s




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