obsession
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His strong voice and dark brooding looks led to a public obsession that became known as Bruelmania.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
His rise was also driven by an obsession with performance stats, people who work with him say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Ethicist Carissa Véliz warns that our societal obsession with predictions is ruining democracy.
From Slate • May 8, 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
I don’t know if there’s a how-to-go-on-a-first-date-without-making-a-total-fool-of-yourself handbook out there, but if there is I’m pretty sure fessing up to your weird Dolly Parton obsession is not on the do list.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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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The Boy Who Invented TV
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