fetish
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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In both films, guns become truly dangerous when they become a fetish: an object worshipped for its supposed power and symbolic meaning.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
“For Gaetz and others, it’s a fetish to them to have this much power and attention,” Stutzman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Hull parent Will Taylor criticised Genesis Pre-School for allowing access to Grandad's Pride, which he said showed a man in "leather fetish gear".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
But the mothers tell him no, no, they had already tied the nkisi around the child’s neck or wrist, a fetish from the Nganga Kuvudundu to ward off evil.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Our interconnected society resembles every worst part of civilization throughout history, but with a few new fetishes of its own.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
“We have to leave old taboos and old fetishes behind,” Mr. Macron said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
People flocked to the roads, banging with sticks and fetishes on the hoods of the army convoy that took him away.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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