fixation
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This knowledge supplies his screenplay with a sturdy base on which he crafts his story of parasocial fixation and all its consequences.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The German's apparent fixation with a strategy of picking versatile defenders who can play on both flanks, along with central defenders who can fill in at full-back, has placed England in a tricky situation.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Nature, and trees in particular, became his fixation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The mere fact that markets returned to their AI fixation on Monday suggests last week’s talk of a near-term pullback seems premature.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Marie and many of their friends had begun to wonder at the completeness of his fixation.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Donabedian says he’s always watching for Wall Street fixations that move to the back-burner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The author’s financial fixations permeate every page of the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Despite leaning heavily on his regularly repeated catchphrases and fixations, Trump struggled to generate his usual manic energy.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025
Reading his column from the outside, people who don’t agree with Rod followed along, laughing about his wackier fixations and tracking the evolution of conservatism through his shifting enthusiasms.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2023
Only 3 5 percent of total fixations fell on the letters.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing fixation
Psychology
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 2
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