obsession

Despite his love of animals and a high school obsession with making Super 8 film, Goode was not, for much of his life, a likely candidate to be directing these documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The discovery would become a lifelong obsession and a decades-long scientific puzzle.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

And as water filtration has become an obsession of the rich, the brand’s stainless-steel process has helped it market the bottles—where at some stores they cost nearly $6—to an upscale clientele.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Citing Paul's "obsession" with him, Fauci said he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, refraining from answering questions to avoid self-incrimination, adding that it "pains me to do so."

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

That involved the invention of many new instruments for improved measurements on Earth and in the heavens—cross-staffs, sextants, quadrants—and it was driven by a new obsession with accuracy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

His best work tunneled into life’s darkest spaces to excavate ideas about our fears and obsessions, often reflected through dazzling practical effects that matched the naturalism of his greatest feature: a singularly expressive, malleable face.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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

If you have a lot of obsessions, a lot of things you really like, the opportunity for best days ever increases.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater