riveted

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Wittman, the former FBI agent, says he expects art-world insiders to remain riveted to this case as it winds through the courts because both Matthiesen and Landau appear to have reasonable claims to the Courbet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

We’re already riveted by the showdown between Wicks and Jud.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

For a moment I stood there, my eyes riveted upon the door, then I turned, the glass hot in my hand, my face feeling as though it would explode.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison