obsession
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If this all sounds like overkill—the continuous monitoring, the obsession with biometrics, the overwhelming amount of data—then these trackers aren’t for you.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The three‑act farce tells the story of a credulous father whose obsession with astrology leads him to force his young daughter to marry an old wigmaker.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
It also doesn’t help that there’s a repeated, intense focus on Jackson’s obsession with “Peter Pan,” but the film ends before the construction of his Neverland Ranch.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
We were obsessed with the movies around the same time as our Jonas Brothers obsession.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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Vocabulary lists containing obsession
Vocabulary from an excerpt from "Confessions of a 30-Year-Old Gamer," by Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates
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Derek Walcott (1930-2017) Tribute List
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The Boy Who Invented TV
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