obsess
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Coach got a boost a few years back when Gen Z consumers began to obsess over relics of the Y2K era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026
Some obsess over the chaotic storyline in which a young boy, Kevin McCallister—played by Macaulay Culkin—is abandoned home alone by his family as they jet off on a trip to Paris for the holiday season.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
"If you obsess so much on youth that will bite you on the bum, unfortunately."
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
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
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