riveted

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As a legendary act of national healing, the broadcast riveted a shocked nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

"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

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Like many of his peers, Ellsberg was riveted by the rise of the Cold War.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin