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obsess

[uhb-ses] / əbˈsɛs /


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Now they have a car and, judging by the comments on our story so far, it’s that which people now want to obsess over, not the branding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The investment implication of this new research is that long-term investors need not obsess about demographic projections when picking countries in which to invest.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The number of eggs you have stored can become another health metric to obsess over.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Where Tumblr-ites dreamed of the cloistered quads and moody libraries of Princeton in the 2010s, TikTok-ers now obsess over the elaborate rituals of University of Alabama sororities.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

We did get to rest up a bit before the meet, but by then I’d started to obsess over my routines in a way that’s never good for me.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Alongside scenes where Guardiola obsesses over tactics, there are many where he gives candid speeches and berates his team.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In his spare time, he obsesses about where to find the perfect slice of New York-style pizza.Follow him on Twitter @CharlesPassy.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

It’s the presence of that screen that obsesses our teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Some identify with a “patriot” movement that obsesses over the Founding Fathers and the American Revolution, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024

So vivid and so dominant is this idea, that it may be said that no motive which drives or obsesses the will in the sphere of external relations can approach or rival it in importance.

From The Complex Vision by John Cowper Powys

The real estate tycoon appears increasingly obsessed by his construction projects at the White House, such as his new ballroom and helipad.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Iñárritu said he and Cruise didn’t discuss specific people when developing the title character, who wears cowboy boots with pajamas and is obsessed with his decrepit cat named Maggie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

More: Big Tech is obsessed with smart glasses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Fleming rejected the idea English cricket is too obsessed by beating Australia.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

I’d been obsessed with space ever since I went to the planetarium on a second-grade class trip.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

We will stop obsessing over money and fighting over resources and instead organize our society around generosity and kindness.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I still have anxieties, but tending to the aging animals keeps me from obsessing over things that don’t matter. My pony, Cliff, is 38. Every day I have with him is a gift. It’s grounding.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Lee Feaster said that before his son’s arrival at USC, Boobie was obsessing for months over USC’s playbook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

That’s not to say that these two enemies have stopped obsessing over each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

And while I’d been off obsessing over Art3mis, it seemed Aech had become obsessed with being the first gunter to find the Jade Key.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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