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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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For Ravika, checking her fitness tracker stats became an "obsession"

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“All of a sudden, that obsession with what my next meal was going to be just disappeared,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The source further alleged, “The truth is that Pitt’s ego and obsession for control got in the way. Brad refused to work with Stoli simply because Angie chose them, not him.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

While the Pokémon obsession has taken over Neto’s Netflix account and his Nintendo Switch, lucky Pikachu came about two weeks after that.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

There are degrees of obsession, of awareness, of grief, of insanity.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon May 25, 2026

In “The Dreamy Side,” Molina traces the roots of these cross-cultural musical obsessions to the early R&B scene in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

This type of therapy teaches the brain how to manage responses to distressing obsessions and compulsions, which can often be life-changing.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

That said, I share both these writers’ enthusiasms and obsessions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Clothes and shoes, everywhere—all representing her ever-shifting obsessions.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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