fixation
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Others spread until every member of a population carries them, a process known as fixation.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The Met Gala, which began in 1948, was always a fixture of the New York society pages, but in the last 10 years it has become an all-eyes-on cultural fixation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Given his fixation with the stock market, he may now turn his attention elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A quietly brilliant premise, and a film no one has ever really made, despite the “hag” title perfectly primed for a tale of sick fixation.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
And make him forget about your forehead fixation.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Vocabulary lists containing fixation
Psychology
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 2
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