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fixation

[fik-sey-shuhn] / fɪkˈseɪ ʃən /


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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

Excelling at work and yardwork fits the modern professional’s fixation on optimizing everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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

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

With the exception of Taro’s fixation on the refrigerator, the three of us tend to migrate to our own spaces when we’re inside the house.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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

Justine’s opening section is the longest, and it showcases the film’s two key fixations: failure and people tip-toeing around peering through cracks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

She also, just to show the bizarre depths of her fixations, endorses a horrifically anti-semitic conspiracy theory, as Merlan writes:

From Salon Mar. 10, 2025

Seventy-six percent of all fixations were on the letters.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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