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obsess

[uhb-ses] / əbˈsɛs /


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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

In response, studios that used to obsess over franchise management are devoting more energy to signing the most promising filmmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

I shove my phone into my pocket so I don’t obsess the whole way home, but it starts buzzing with texts before I even reach the end of the block.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Instead, the Harvard Business School alum talks like a real-life LinkedIn post and obsesses over how many seconds it takes to serve customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Which means stock prices themselves — the thing everyone obsesses over — contribute about as much to your wealth as the participation trophy you got in Little League.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

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

We inherit a past which weighs upon us and obsesses us, but in some degree each generation is born anew.

From Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle by Henry Noel Brailsford

More: Big Tech is obsessed with smart glasses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

“It was just, like, a lovable hot mess,” said Woodall, an Army kid who lived for a time in Germany, where people were obsessed with the movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The boy's mother referred to the book 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson, which she said Noah had been "obsessed" by and that he "hasn't taken it out of his hands".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“We have people who are obsessed with random things like etymology or the history of jazz music,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He’d become obsessed with the famous TV detective.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

We will stop obsessing over money and fighting over resources and instead organize our society around generosity and kindness.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Telluride attendees spent days obsessing over what movie would screen as the Sunday surprise premiere, and the unceasing speculation felt like it could only result in a letdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

After James lost his job, his day became consumed with scrolling on social media, checking news websites and obsessing about what was happening in different parts of the world.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

I really don’t know why, but I just couldn’t stop obsessing about what had happened to him.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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