fixation
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Researchers in Tristan Wagner's laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen wanted to understand how this organism performs nitrogen fixation under such extreme conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Yet the fixation on AI leaderboards may be missing the point, according to MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But some of the former Aritzia employees, who have also worked for other retailers, including middle-market and luxury chains, said Aritzia’s fixation on looks goes beyond the industry norm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The project sums up the fixation of both Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers with analogue archaeology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Gey was annoyed by the widespread fixation on HeLa.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
I’ve yet to swoon for a Jane Schoenbrun film, but only because their fixations like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fandom are so hyperspecific that they miss me by millimeters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Donabedian says he’s always watching for Wall Street fixations that move to the back-burner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The author’s financial fixations permeate every page of the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
He was able to usher several of his long-standing fixations across the finish line with acceptable consensus.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
Only 3 5 percent of total fixations fell on the letters.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing fixation
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