fixation
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Sioux City has been dubbed Sewer City for its fixation on the sanctity of its public works.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria generate an enzyme called nitrogenase, sometimes referred to as the "fixer" because it carries out nitrogen fixation.
From Science Daily
But he added that one thing that he had learnt was that it was always a mistake to underestimate Mr Putin's fixation on controlling Ukraine.
From BBC
While Democrats scorn the conspiratorial fixation of the hard right on Hunter’s troubles, some of the president’s allies privately complain that, however understandably, he has a blind eye when it comes to his son.
From New York Times
China’s fixation on food security has global implications, in large part because it maintains huge stockpiles of food, including what the U.S.
From New York Times
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