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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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Drawing on this online obsession, the plot of “Backrooms” follows Chiwetel Ejiofor, a furniture store owner who finds a secret portal that leads him to an endless rabbit hole of indistinguishable rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The cycles of our obsession are shortening, after all.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The presiding judge said in her bail decision that the allegedly "bad relationship" between father and son, driven by Jonathan Andic's "obsession... with money", was part of the evidence presented by investigators.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“Your Jenny Lindt obsession knows no bounds. You know what your big project’s going to be yet?”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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