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be engrossed in



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With AR you can, not be engrossed in something, but have it be a part of your world, of your conversation.

From The Verge Sep. 12, 2021

Those who worked out at the gym this week seemed to be engrossed in a complicated moral arithmetic.

From The New Yorker Aug. 9, 2019

In parents’ fantasies, summer, with its long days and more languorous pace, is a time for our children to be engrossed in wonderful books.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2019

Now Leonsis has come along, telling owners that their franchises would gain in value because gambling, like fantasy leagues, gives fans another reason to be engrossed in a sport.

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2019

I pretend to be engrossed in the magazine.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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