obsess
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We obsess over Kobe as the standard when it comes to training, but people forget he was a human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The number of eggs you have stored can become another health metric to obsess over.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’m trying my best to not obsess over that stuff as much anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Edgelords, of course, are too nonchalant to obsess.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
We spent every single day together and let ourselves obsess over how much fun prom would be once Evan agreed to be my date.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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Alongside scenes where Guardiola obsesses over tactics, there are many where he gives candid speeches and berates his team.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Instead, the Harvard Business School alum talks like a real-life LinkedIn post and obsesses over how many seconds it takes to serve customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
“Atavists” focuses on social acuity and awareness, but also how our baser natures exert themselves today: Trudy obsesses over an old friend’s posts on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
But it is not good when a message obsesses us to the exclusion of all else.
From An Interpretation of Friends Worship by Jean Toomer
USC student Julia Ho had been scouring all the sites for months for a particular 1990s Gucci watch she was obsessed with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Beast In Me follows a grieving author, played by Claire Danes, who becomes obsessed with a mysterious new neighbour suspected of murder.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Curry Barker knew he was making a good movie when he directed "Obsession" -- but he never expected it to become a box office phenomenon that would make Hollywood obsessed with him.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
His voice on the page is that of an obsessed but self-deprecating raconteur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
And yet they were obsessed with it, Henry in particular.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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“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
“It’s what all of Elle’s friends would be obsessing over in L.A.,” she adds, “but it’s also a bridge to the Seattle kids. It’s not straight-up pop or straight-up rock.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
He compared autonomy to the development of Microsoft Word -- concentrating on swarms was like obsessing over the button that makes text italic, instead of the whole programme.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Newly converted Chinamaxxers are obsessing over daily habits that are as second-nature to many Chinese people as brushing their teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
“Don’t be disrespectful,” she said, reminding me of my manners, but I was already obsessing about my bleeding-nose problem.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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