mesmerized
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He started sumo wrestling, too, and as a preteen was mesmerized by a YouTube clip he saw of a famous match between sumo legends Takanohana and Asashoryu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
“I was mesmerized by the landscapes and architecture,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Students say the beauty of the campus mesmerized them from the start.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
“Kathy’s such a magnetic performer that there were some residents who would start out playing their background role, and then Kathy would start her dialogue, and they were mesmerized and watching her,” Friedland says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
He was mesmerized by the Doctor is IN Doctor is OUT sign.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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