fixate

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While some investors fixate on Nvidia chips or large language models such as Alphabet’s Gemini, Chintalapalli is focused on utilities, backup-power providers, and real estate—the physical infrastructure needed to support the AI boom.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Stefan Angrick, of Moody’s Analytics, suggests investors are wrong to fixate on the headline figure of 18.3 trillion yen for the extra budget.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Halpern's earlier research identified a distinct pattern of electrical activity in the NAc that appears right before a person begins to fixate on food and feels the urge to binge.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

Most experts I've spoken to agree that while benchmarks are useful, and simplicity is key, it's better not to fixate on a number.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

I fixate on the idea of someone calling Dell Duke "Big Boy."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan