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In Loper Bright, the justices—perhaps unwittingly—corrected for the near-universal bias to fixate on the seen and discount the unseen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

McGinn himself was in no doubt that he was fouled by Neil El Aynaoui, but insists Scotland cannot fixate on refereeing calls.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

“His decisions at trial,” his lawyers argue, were “based on fear and paranoia rather than rational thinking; he would fixate on small details, while missing the big picture.”

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Instead of getting bogged down on the day-to-day of your job, and your growing disgust for it, fixate on your bigger purpose, said Nancy Ancowitz, a career strategist, and do something to nourish that.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

First, the letter shouldn’t have been on the bottom of the screen because, as almost all eye movement research demonstrates, when it comes to television people tend to fixate on the center of the screen.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

As a head coach who fixates on squad togetherness, was there a worry that having such a high-profile player on the margins might lead Alexander-Arnold to provide an unintentional distraction and focus of attention?

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

He fixates on bright, blinding objects while turning away from self-reflection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Much of the hype surrounding ube solely fixates on its aesthetics.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024

According to the tropes of true crime podcasts, someone fixates on a killing and follows a circuitous investigation to the truth or something like it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

She fixates on me, waiting for me to meet her gaze.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Today’s Americans are fixated on food to a degree that would tenderize the minds of previous generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Refn has long been fixated on men who try, and fail, to protect their women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

As in “Curb,” though, he just as frequently positions himself as the logician surrounded by dupes fixated on useless details or idealists high on hopium.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

But her "deep concern and understanding" for mothers depicted in the official records is in stark contrast to testimony the BBC has heard, describing her as cruel and fixated on punishment.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

While my family is fixated on the news, I quietly run to my room.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Like I said, it’s OK to look back and wish you had done some things differently, but fixating on the past isn’t always helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Interiority is a concept that multimedia artist Sarah Sze has been fixating on lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

Rather than fixating on Jefferson’s quill scratches, Mr. Amar illuminates how this equality ethos resonated with America’s most profound thinkers—from the fiery eloquence of Frederick Douglass to the unyielding advocacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

Perhaps she was being too American about it, fixating on privacy for its own sake.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie