obsession
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On top of that, the cultural obsession with efficiency doesn’t align with a diet that views cooking as a nourishing daily ritual.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Their conversation explores characters who hide their true nature behind carefully constructed personas, the role of technology in enabling obsession and revenge, and the social rituals that define contemporary London.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
The good doctor exercised his Fifth Amendment rights in response to most questions, correctly pointing out that Paul has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Financiers are known for their obsession with high-end mechanical watches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
We were obsessed with the movies around the same time as our Jonas Brothers obsession.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
In “The Dreamy Side,” Molina traces the roots of these cross-cultural musical obsessions to the early R&B scene in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
Compulsions are the repetitive acts that can be mental or physical that the individual feels compelled to do to temporarily relieve the stress of obsessions.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
That said, I share both these writers’ enthusiasms and obsessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Nevertheless, at that moment he was blinded by his twin obsessions: to destroy Lyra and to possess her mother.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing obsession
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