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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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“All of a sudden, that obsession with what my next meal was going to be just disappeared,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The obsession with founders, meanwhile, has grown steadily stronger, fusing with the belief in personal-brand-as-business-model.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

For Joshua, motor racing has been an obsession since he was old enough to pick up a toy car.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The source further alleged, “The truth is that Pitt’s ego and obsession for control got in the way. Brad refused to work with Stoli simply because Angie chose them, not him.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“The Italian stallion,” he chorded, a dual reference to the heritage of our new neighbor, Marcellus DiAngelo, and his obsession with physical fitness.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

His best work tunneled into life’s darkest spaces to excavate ideas about our fears and obsessions, often reflected through dazzling practical effects that matched the naturalism of his greatest feature: a singularly expressive, malleable face.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

None of these three big investor obsessions is having a meaningful positive impact on Tesla’s financials.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

But there were also signs the boy was troubled by his own obsessions.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

When we decided to rank the best Los Angeles movies, we thought 101 titles would be plenty: room enough for undeniable classics, personal obsessions, even a guilty pleasure or two.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

If it was unlikely for a scruffy little girl to turn up in his cell knowing the very man who figured in his obsessions, the Regius Professor didn’t notice.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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