riveted

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Hunkered down in a dark room, Max Carozza watched riveted as President Trump gave a speech on the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 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 Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has riveted the public with its futuristic architecture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

After all, in junior high and high school, I was riveted by this country’s Civil War.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

HUAC's hearings riveted the nation—and ratcheted up J. Edgar Hoover's frustration with the FBI's increasingly fruitless investigation into Elizabeth Bentley's allegations.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau