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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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At the other end of the director-fame spectrum, Slate also covered Obsession and Backrooms—two films from early-career directors that have everyone talking.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

Second place went to Focus Features' indie horror hit "Obsession," which took in another $19 million in its fifth week out for a total domestic haul of $188.3 million, Exhibitor Relations reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Obsession is maybe too hard-edged; interest too soft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Appeared in the September 17, 2025, print edition as 'How an Albino Alligator Became An Obsession Inside an AI Giant'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

Hypnotism and Obsession Again, we find the seeming paradox of stimulation by paralysis exemplified in the phenomena of hypnotism and obsession.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry




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