fixation
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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
Ultimately, the fixation on Hasan Piker distracts from more substantive issues.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
As sperm health becomes a cultural fixation, wellness brands are fueling the demand by swarming the market with products such as male-fertility supplements and sperm-testing kits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
He also had an extreme fixation on the 1980s, the decade during which he’d been a teenager.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing fixation
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