obsessive
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"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Watch this video to learn how the company built its business through obsessive control over manufacturing and quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The woman described how Robertson hounded her with an "obsessive" amount of calls and voicemails, and sent gifts to theatres where she was performing.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Even so, sonic adventurers, beginning with Leopold Stokowski in the 1930s, experimented with amplification in an obsessive, seemingly quixotic effort to locate a mythical sonic grail on the Cahuenga Pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
That's the way I remember relationships starting in college—those obsessive marathon beginnings.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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