obsession
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Or, going beyond that, his enduring obsession with Time magazine covers and with The Phantom of the Opera.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
But the data influx can create excessive worry or an unhealthy obsession with achieving perfect scores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
As the severity of Nikki’s obsession heightens, we get a few brief glimpses of the real Nikki, stuck somewhere inside her own consciousness.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“He said the guy had an obsession with naiads. What’s a naiad, anyhow?”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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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