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fascination

[fas-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌfæs əˈneɪ ʃən /


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Tom Hiddleston’s fascination with the classics drives “Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston,” a National Geographic series premiering on Wednesday for which the actor brushed up on his Latin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"Our work helps explain our fascination with crystals and contributes to the understanding of the evolutionary roots of aesthetics and worldview," concluded García-Ruiz.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Hollywood’s fascination with YouTube creators is going to the next level.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

His relationship with Twiggs has been the subject of fascination in the US, where the case is being closely followed.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

In her fascination with the dead man Ophie had completely forgotten about her mother sitting next to her on the trolley.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Maybe the only purpose in any of this is to prolong morbid fascinations, to twist the knife.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

One of the eternal fascinations of Test cricket, especially in these Bazballistic times, is that there are almost infinite ways for interpreting what has happened.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2024

Take Giamatti’s new podcast, Chinwag, in which he and author Stephen Asma follow their fascinations with things think Sasquatch.

From Washington Times Dec. 4, 2023

Sharon Tate’s life and death became an alluring portrait upon which to hang our what-ifs and darker fascinations.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2023

She was no longer open to these fascinations, as she used to be; several little circumstances had convinced him of that.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada




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