obsession
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Ethicist Carissa Véliz warns that our societal obsession with predictions is ruining democracy.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
“The obsession with this very narrow corner of the market, this $2 trillion slice of levered lending, is, frankly, a failure of imagination,” Rowan sad.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Monitoring and improving credit scores has become something of a national obsession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
“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
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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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