obsession
Example Sentences
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But for some they can become overwhelming obsessions which lead to compulsive behaviours.
From BBC
Nonclimbers may not grasp precisely what is going on in these moments, but they will feel the excitement and begin to understand the obsession.
It is human nature to project our phobias, prejudices and obsessions onto what is simply a biological contest between our immune system and the amoral pathogens trying to replicate themselves within us.
The 47th president is a man of many whims and some obsessions.
In the world we still manage to call real, one only has to turn on the news to see the self-inflicted carnage this obsession has wrought.
From Los Angeles Times
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