riveted

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“I find myself staring across the studio, for forty-three years now: her focus, always, in the moment, riveted upon her students.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

As a gay man, he was also riveted by the emotional bond between the lead characters on “Heated Rivalry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 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

FX’s “Damages” riveted audiences with its escalating battles between Glenn Close’s legal shark Patty Hewes and her supposed acolyte, Rose Byrne’s fresh-out-of-law school Ellen Parsons.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

Soon, though, Terryl was riveted by Dr. Strayer.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel