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
Where many streaming mysteries make a fetish of style, depth, sociopolitical relevance and formal novelty, aiming to become conversation starters, the conversation around “Bad Monkey” might run simply like this:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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
But the mothers tell him no, no, they had already tied the nkisi around the child’s neck or wrist, a fetish from the Nganga Kuvudundu to ward off evil.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Our interconnected society resembles every worst part of civilization throughout history, but with a few new fetishes of its own.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
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
Maxine Kingston grew up in San Francisco, surly in a household ruled by inexplicable taboos and fetishes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
The witch woman buried fetishes in secret places, took her payment, and departed in her mule cart.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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