fixation
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What better way to comment on film-star fixation than to repeat the image of Marilyn Monroe, drawn from a publicity photo, 50 times?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
They’re interested in the wave of new stock market listings, many tied in some way to Wall Street’s fixation with all things AI, and the back-and-forth between Washington and Tehran about the war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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
Others spread until every member of a population carries them, a process known as fixation.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
And make him forget about your forehead fixation.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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
López designed “Night Country” to meditate on women’s fixations, obsessions, insecurities and fears.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024
It’s a movie for people who really dig Cronenberg’s mulchy fixations — and probably for no one else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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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