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As a result, investors shouldn’t solely fixate on the possibility of an AI slowdown.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

But Diarra’s tendency to fixate on small details and slights eventually cracked the case.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

The company is working to keep prices in check, as U.S. consumers fixate on affordability and buyers shift toward bulk or budget pack sizes, passing over middle formats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

But rather than fixate on that, might we suggest a few reads about all the joys available to us in this world?

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

I’m trying not to fixate on it, but wow.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

As a head coach who fixates on squad togetherness, was there a worry that having such a high-profile player on the margins might lead Alexander-Arnold to provide an unintentional distraction and focus of attention?

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

He fixates on bright, blinding objects while turning away from self-reflection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

But the language we have around skincare, like so many other aspects of our daily lives, fixates almost exclusively on youth.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2024

The author fixates on numerous signs and ideas: books, words, what it means to be a mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

She fixates on me, waiting for me to meet her gaze.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

"In stem cell biology, people are always fixated with creating the end cell type, like the neuron," Jokhai said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

However, for markets that are increasingly fixated on semiconductor stocks and taking their cue from them daily, it was Musk’s comments on memory chips that captured the attention.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Sometimes they can get fixated on certain goals and not listen to any adults around them, so that's where I come in and sit them down and talk to them."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Also after the bell, Microsoft reported robust cloud growth and a boost in the number of paid AI subscribers, as investors remain fixated on whether the tech giant’s data-center spending will pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

While my family is fixated on the news, I quietly run to my room.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Like I said, it’s OK to look back and wish you had done some things differently, but fixating on the past isn’t always helpful.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The content suggested he was watching all of her appearances, fixating on what she was wearing, what she was saying, what she was doing.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

You may snigger that the fluffy haired and sequin-loving singer-songwriter is a cheesy anti-poet, fixating on such mortal lines as “No one heard at all, not even the chair.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

Celia spends so much time getting annoyed with Dad for fixating on college.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison