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But Warsh is concerned that markets fixate on the SEP’s median dot and view the dots as a commitment, rather than a guess of what seems likely to occur.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Critics fixate on the Jan. 26, 2020, entry that indicates the virus might have spread undetected for weeks, not connected to Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 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 would look at them, really fixate on them, and for a little while I could pretend I was home.”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

Have any of your readers dealt with a parent in early dementia or Alzheimer’s who fixates on an old slight and reignites the conflict like it happened yesterday?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

Cain’s whole body goes still as he fixates on Zak.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Most did not reply, but one "elder" responded saying he could not understand why Jacob was so angry and fixated on the policy shift.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Vietnam was “a kind of shibboleth, he says, “but no one was fixated on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For months, investors remained so fixated on earnings that AI stocks mostly sidestepped the pain felt by shares of small-capitalization companies and other more interest-rate-sensitive names.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

Largely because Angels scouting director Bob Fontaine Jr. ignored the potential limitations that others fixated on when evaluating Abbott.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

He called Burnham a “colossal merchandiser” fixated on building the biggest, tallest, costliest structures.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

Interiority is a concept that multimedia artist Sarah Sze has been fixating on lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

But perhaps there is something in the idea of, instead of fixating on the rollercoaster of symptoms, considering the bigger picture.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

He advises students and job seekers to focus on trends instead of fixating on raw numbers that are prone to revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2025

Dill studied the carpet for a moment, fixating on the discolored patch that sometimes caught his eye while he sat playing his guitar.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner