obsessiveness
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His obsessiveness quickly filtered through every part of the program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
According to his former associate, Sacks pursues his objectives with an obsessiveness that serves him well in Silicon Valley's company-building culture.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Twitter is a different beast from Instagram, Emily’s medium of choice, but what I think the show gets right is the impulsiveness and obsessiveness of social media use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
This passion requires patience and a certain obsessiveness, as well as a willingness to learn the basics of geometry and physics.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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