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obsession

[uhb-sesh-uhn] / əbˈsɛʃ ən /


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His obsession with late-night television is almost endearing, like a child who bursts into tears on their birthday because someone smooshed a cupcake into their cheek.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Though financiers are known for their obsession with high-end mechanical watches, current and former Wall Streeters said they rarely wore their Patek Philippes to work, opting for affordable timepieces by brands such as Timex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Prosecuting barrister Nicholas Lobbenberg KC said Digwa had a "weapons obsession", adding that his depiction to police of Nowak as a "racist, drunk, violent aggressor compounds the natural grief and loss of the deceased's family".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

What follows is a fittingly labyrinthine examination of our obsession with the past, and our envy of those who can see it more clearly than we can.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

But no matter how shabbily he is treated, Goriot goes on, living out the obsession of his life.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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