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fixated

[fik-sey-tid] / ˈfɪk seɪ tɪd /


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We spend so much time consumed by the now, and when we’re not, we’re fixated on the future and its glaring unpredictability.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

In 2022, actor Ben Affleck launched his AI film tech company, InterPositive, after becoming fixated on AI in film production.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Since the start of 2026, the White House ballroom has become a topic Trump is so fixated with that he can’t seem to stop talking about it.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

The delay in identifying Quinn came after detectives fixated on the wrong man.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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




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