fetish
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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Instead, Fehlbaum fills the frame with his fetish for tactile objects: stopwatches, soldering irons, stacks of sandwiches, dot-matrix printers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
"Or it was chic the first time Lloyd did it, but now it just looks like a fetish for ventilation ducts."
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
We worried over nzolo—it means dearly beloved; or a white grub used for fish bait; or a special fetish against dysentery; or little potatoes.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Someone watching “Lynch/Oz” isn’t likely to need reminding that the history of movies is a history of other movies, or that lots of directors have thematic and visual fetishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Maxine Kingston grew up in San Francisco, surly in a household ruled by inexplicable taboos and fetishes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
People flocked to the roads, banging with sticks and fetishes on the hoods of the army convoy that took him away.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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