fixation
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Public spats over fouls and a fixation on transgender policy have overshadowed the WNBA’s rising attendance and TV audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The project sums up the fixation of both Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers with analogue archaeology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department said in his declaration, filed with Carpenter's petition, that he believes the man has "developed a disturbing and irrational fixation on petitioner".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Gey was annoyed by the widespread fixation on HeLa.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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
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