obsession
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Hayat, now 23, admitted his crime in July, saying he had developed a one-sided obsession with Yousaf after some interactions online.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Gen Z’s obsession with cucumbers was fueled by Logan Moffitt, 25, a content creator in Ottawa.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Ethicist Carissa Véliz warns that our societal obsession with predictions is ruining democracy.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
I kept up my single-minded obsession with finding food, to the point where I had no time or room in my mind for other thoughts.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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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