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But Warsh is concerned that markets fixate on the SEP’s median dot and view the dots as a commitment, rather than a guess of what seems likely to occur.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

This level of detail is the essence of his songwriting—by singling out the character actor from films like “Contact” and “Armageddon,” he shows how we fixate on ephemera as a way of avoiding existential terror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Diarra’s tendency to fixate on small details and slights eventually cracked the case.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

McGinn himself was in no doubt that he was fouled by Neil El Aynaoui, but insists Scotland cannot fixate on refereeing calls.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

The Weirdos could be counted on to chew bits of their own stringy hair and fixate, non-blinking, on a dirt spot on the carpeting while a fire blazed right behind them.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Have any of your readers dealt with a parent in early dementia or Alzheimer’s who fixates on an old slight and reignites the conflict like it happened yesterday?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

As a head coach who fixates on squad togetherness, was there a worry that having such a high-profile player on the margins might lead Alexander-Arnold to provide an unintentional distraction and focus of attention?

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

He fixates on bright, blinding objects while turning away from self-reflection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Yet when Lyles looks at one angle of last July’s full-flex celebration in Eugene, he fixates on what isn’t perfect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

Cain’s whole body goes still as he fixates on Zak.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

"Current pain medicine is fixated on ridding patients of their pain symptoms, but that's not the source of chronic pain. These data suggest that a chronic pain flare also encompasses one's identity."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Largely because Angels scouting director Bob Fontaine Jr. ignored the potential limitations that others fixated on when evaluating Abbott.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s natural for investors to be fixated on companies that dominate their industries, but smaller rivals can often offer better value, according to Charles Lemonides, the founder of ValueWorks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Sometimes they can get fixated on certain goals and not listen to any adults around them, so that's where I come in and sit them down and talk to them."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

It was written in one long paragraph, with little punctuation and many spelling errors, and at first I fixated on these grammatical irregularities as a way to mute the text.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Like I said, it’s OK to look back and wish you had done some things differently, but fixating on the past isn’t always helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Like, how is the culture enriched by fixating on the musings of visibly insane posters on 4Chan?

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

But perhaps there is something in the idea of, instead of fixating on the rollercoaster of symptoms, considering the bigger picture.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

But that isn’t stopping those in the know from fixating on Anthropic’s latest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

We jump from one of these chunks to another, pausing — or fixating — on them long enough to make sense of each letter.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell