riveted

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Cummins was in the moment, time suspended, her focus riveted on her students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Wittman, the former FBI agent, says he expects art-world insiders to remain riveted to this case as it winds through the courts because both Matthiesen and Landau appear to have reasonable claims to the Courbet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

The “fluff balls of adorability,” as they were described on Facebook, had viewers riveted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

My eyes were riveted to it, and to me it was like a battering-ram or the bows of an icebreaker or maybe a couple of high-explosive bombs.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl