fascinate
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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
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
And the wrap dress continues to fascinate new generations of women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
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
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"If this conjecture fascinates people so much, it is because this kind of phenomenon shows up naturally in problems from very different fields," Wang told AFP News Agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
Despite being so vocal, Cudi still retains a mystique quality that fascinates fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
In elite sports real struggle is rarely physical; it’s always in the brain, and that fascinates me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
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
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The house, which has fascinated generations of commuters, was built in 1963 by Sam Harkleroad, a tinkerer who dotted Marin County with unconventional dwellings before he died in 1993.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ash, 18, said she was fascinated by astronomy.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
For a filmmaker fascinated by the slippery workings of memory, the combination is a natural fit: Before Odysseus can resume his journey, he has to remember that he wants to go home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some of the doorways were occupied by fascinated teachers in their empty classrooms.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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The uncanny behavior of the models is fascinating, slightly disturbing—and deeply perplexing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Cuaya explained that, from a neuroscience perspective, "the dog's brain is quite fascinating".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Beneath all the Hollywood spectacle is a fascinating question: What could humanity actually do with an asteroid if we were able to reach and use one?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
This was the part where you were supposed to say something fascinating, if you were the sort of person that had fascinating things to say.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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