obsession
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This obsession with petrodollars pulls our attention away from something more fundamental: the dollar’s role as the world’s numeraire, the denominating currency against which all or most other prices, contracts, and values are expressed.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The cycles of our obsession are shortening, after all.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Even ignoring the element of tradition, New Hampshire, with its small size, ease of access, and traditional obsession with democratic representation and retail politics, easily fits the mold for the earliest contest.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The effect of AI attachments on a person’s other relationships also isn’t understood, but Alary’s experience shows an AI obsession can hurt loved ones as well.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
I’d elbowed his chest, a warning not to encourage my mom’s obsession for embarrassing costumes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing obsession
Vocabulary from an excerpt from "Confessions of a 30-Year-Old Gamer," by Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates
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Derek Walcott (1930-2017) Tribute List
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The Boy Who Invented TV
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