obsession
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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
Even ignoring the element of tradition, New Hampshire, with its small size, ease of access, and traditional obsession with democratic representation and retail politics, easily fits the mold for the earliest contest.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Invented by a trio of recent UNC-Chapel Hill graduates, Shibumis are practically an obsession in the Carolinas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Briony was lost to her writing fantasies—what had seemed a passing fad was now an enveloping obsession.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing obsession
Vocabulary from an excerpt from "Confessions of a 30-Year-Old Gamer," by Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates
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