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obsess

[uhb-ses] / əbˈsɛs /


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We obsess over Kobe as the standard when it comes to training, but people forget he was a human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The investment implication of this new research is that long-term investors need not obsess about demographic projections when picking countries in which to invest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The number of eggs you have stored can become another health metric to obsess over.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Where Tumblr-ites dreamed of the cloistered quads and moody libraries of Princeton in the 2010s, TikTok-ers now obsess over the elaborate rituals of University of Alabama sororities.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles: getting dumped is predictable, repetitive, and boring.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

To understand how Walmart obsesses over its customers, Seth Dallaire suggests picturing how K-pop fans study every move of the band BTS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Alongside scenes where Guardiola obsesses over tactics, there are many where he gives candid speeches and berates his team.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In his spare time, he obsesses about where to find the perfect slice of New York-style pizza.Follow him on Twitter @CharlesPassy.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

The opportunity to explore this case where justice was never served is something that intrigues and obsesses me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024

This was the belief throughout the Middle Ages, and I admit that it obsesses me and fills me with joy, that it responds to the most ardent of my yearnings.

From Là-bas by Keene Wallace

In them, the court heard, Silvey had described himself as "extremely open minded" and "obsessed with taboos".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

I’m obsessed with cutlery, silverware, old china, porcelain and crystal glasses, like my Edwardian crystal ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

These are places I’ve traversed, documented and obsessed over for years, culminating in my book “The Enduring Wild.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I’m obsessed with the word busy,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She married him after a short courtship but soon realized that her husband was obsessed with wealth and fame.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

That was a bit bleak, but obsessing over it won’t change anything.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

The pressure on France has investors obsessing over a level known as “the spread,” or the extra yield on French bonds compared with the bloc’s safest investment: the German bund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

When I first started obsessing about music, the stuff that I liked was all in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I still have anxieties, but tending to the aging animals keeps me from obsessing over things that don’t matter. My pony, Cliff, is 38. Every day I have with him is a gift. It’s grounding.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

And while I’d been off obsessing over Art3mis, it seemed Aech had become obsessed with being the first gunter to find the Jade Key.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline


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