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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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The current obsession with understatement may not last, and it is probably unfair to expect Mandava - or any young model - to remain frozen in this version of herself forever.

From BBC • May 9, 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 think the current cultural inflation obsession led by the Fed, followed by the media and many investors, will prove to be less of a sustained problem than anticipated,” Paulsen writes.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“The emperor has a bit of an obsession with immortality.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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