obsessed
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In this case, it was someone who became so utterly obsessed with an obscure idea that he spent the final years of his life crusading for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
“People seem to be obsessed with now dictating what I’ll do and when?!”
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
“Oh my God, I was obsessed with that song,” he says now of the late ’90s country hit, in which the Chicks sing about being runaway brides over a rollicking string-band groove.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
He’s also obsessed with weight loss drugs—he regularly mentions knowing someone on “the fat shot”—and is sensitive about his own weight.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
She was obsessed with them for some reason, even though anything so fragile seemed anti-Twig.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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