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fascinate

[fas-uh-neyt] / ˈfæs əˌneɪt /


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There are already a number of nonfiction projects about the case; weird killers always fascinate the public, as do attractive victims: The perky, blond Maddie and Kaylee were lifelong friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

In Italy, where she has no public role, Catherine seemed to fascinate people.

From BBC May 14, 2026

But the subject also appears to fascinate him.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

“In her 1970 tome ‘The Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft,’ Kathryn Paulsen said, ‘You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese.’

From Salon Oct. 12, 2025

These and other discoveries add details, which continue to fascinate me, to our understanding of how agriculture’s rise triggered the rise of agriculturally based complex societies in the ancient world.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The American experiment in liberty fascinates Jimmy, and his papers and magazines reflected that.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“It fascinates me to discover new people,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

"Their war cry is 'let's live life, let's live it healthily, let's live well,' and obviously this fascinates me."

From Barron's May 5, 2026

"It absolutely fascinates us... you've got that microcosm, you can see all of that being played out in a rather fun way."

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

It fascinates me to see the Youns courting girls in public, for in the Khmer culture these things are done in secret.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

He admitted to being fascinated by fire, and that "things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth," a detective said in the document.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan star alongside the actor in this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella about a group of intellectuals fascinated with a once-celebrated writer who now works at a post office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Some viewers were fascinated with Argentine sports commentator Andrés Cantor’s elongated “¡gooool!” cheer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

"They're not here just for people to look at," he says, with the show aiming to "tell a story about why humans are fascinated with birds".

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

I squirmed in my seat while Audrey remained fascinated by her used tissue.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

We have a few fascinating reads to kick off your weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

I left a message for the state senator’s office, wanting to know more about what must be a fascinating backstory to this urban legislator’s measure, but like the population of California grizzlies, I scored zero.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

One fascinating sequence of photos records the actual detonation on July 16, 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The battle between them, and Dodds, to be part of GB's pre-eminent pairing as we move towards the next Winter Olympics will be fascinating.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“You will find many fascinating sights in bright Tenebrion. Here, for example, is a statue of a cat who used to put out fires.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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