riveting
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The action turned as riveting as watching a toddler try to pull on mittens and boots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
A new generation of independent filmmakers in India is making "riveting, viable cinema" instead of "mass entertainers," Ms Choudhary points out.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
In others, it is about the drama and suspense of a well-told tale, or riveting sound effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Full of industry anecdotes and sobering analyses, the book is a riveting introduction to the corporate culture of artificial intelligence and its designs on all of us.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
They were riveting; it was hard to keep my eyes forward.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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