fetish
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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Komfo Anokye was a powerful fetish priest - a person believed to act as a mediator between the spirit and living.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
He always made a fetish of lateness, to indicate that his life was crammed with many things, all of them more important than I was, and today is no exception.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Twins were believed to be the result of fetishes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Someone watching “Lynch/Oz” isn’t likely to need reminding that the history of movies is a history of other movies, or that lots of directors have thematic and visual fetishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
People flocked to the roads, banging with sticks and fetishes on the hoods of the army convoy that took him away.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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