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As a result, investors shouldn’t solely fixate on the possibility of an AI slowdown.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

This level of detail is the essence of his songwriting—by singling out the character actor from films like “Contact” and “Armageddon,” he shows how we fixate on ephemera as a way of avoiding existential terror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Diarra’s tendency to fixate on small details and slights eventually cracked the case.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

But rather than fixate on that, might we suggest a few reads about all the joys available to us in this world?

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Those green eyes fixate on a point with such intensity that you find yourself trying to make out what she sees in the empty air.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

At Harvard, Jesse Eisenberg’s Mark Zuckerberg fixates on the exclusive final clubs that won’t quite accept him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

As a head coach who fixates on squad togetherness, was there a worry that having such a high-profile player on the margins might lead Alexander-Arnold to provide an unintentional distraction and focus of attention?

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

He fixates on bright, blinding objects while turning away from self-reflection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

But the language we have around skincare, like so many other aspects of our daily lives, fixates almost exclusively on youth.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024

She fixates on me, waiting for me to meet her gaze.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

However, some fans have fixated on the change, posting compilation videos showing the evolution of her speaking style, external on YouTube.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

For months, investors remained so fixated on earnings that AI stocks mostly sidestepped the pain felt by shares of small-capitalization companies and other more interest-rate-sensitive names.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

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 particular, Kroger is now fixated on offering low prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Once I did, I realized that something really important had happened while I was fixated on the olive groves of Kabul and Baghdad.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Like I said, it’s OK to look back and wish you had done some things differently, but fixating on the past isn’t always helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

But perhaps there is something in the idea of, instead of fixating on the rollercoaster of symptoms, considering the bigger picture.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

He advises students and job seekers to focus on trends instead of fixating on raw numbers that are prone to revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2025

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

Rosa Amalia wants Belky to stop living in limbo, always fixating on reunifying with her mother.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario