- present participle of fascinate.
fascinating
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The origin story of the Statue of Liberty and the long saga of her construction and installation are the subject of a fascinating exhibition at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, “Auguste Bartholdi: Liberty Enlightening the World.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The latest evidence comes from a fascinating new research study, which shows how nearly 3 million American workers have navigated the perilous polarization and “hashtag hell” of the past decade.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"It's really fascinating, because we're looking at an age which precedes hormonal surges. It precedes sexual differentiation in the brain and many other regions. So, it's surprising there would be a sex-based difference this early."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
"All our work group chats immediately blew up. Everyone started messaging each other, discussing what was happening. And what I found fascinating was how quickly we turned the whole thing into a joke."
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Because the study at Gombe has lasted for so many years, we have learned many fascinating things about chimpanzee behavior.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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