fixation

Almost everyone can agree that K–12 schooling—with its overreliance on screens, fixation on testing, and shift away from reading whole books—is in need of a serious overhaul.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

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

He couldn’t begin to comprehend, now, how far off the track he was with his baptismal fixation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

I’d wager that’s a large part of why “It Ends” feels blessedly removed from the hype of internet media, yet still very much in conversation with the fixations and lifestyles of Gen Z audiences.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

Complaining about Kunu Yaku was just another of the Doctorita’s little fixations, I realized, like knitting Baby Jesus dresses and fretting about thieves and wor- rying about her boys catching germs.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau