obsession
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Now a full member, he’s unleashed a new layer of invention, reflecting Mastodon’s obsession with a certain kind of mid-’70s prog rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
And yet, Sephora and other cosmetic retailers love that their obsession with anti-aging begins in their teens and 20s.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"When I met him, I could see a real author's style in him and I've always sensed in him an obsession with becoming a writer and a thirst for reading," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Olympic gold medalist Remco Evenepoel’s unique build and obsession with optimizing equipment have turned him into a favorite at this week’s road cycling world championships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Harry’s belief in and longing for the Hallows consumed him so much that he felt quite isolated from the other two and their obsession with the Horcruxes.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Her own relationship to the subject provides a kind of narrative service road to Mr. Lowe’s four-lane highway of ultramarathoners and their obsessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The rediscovery of Homer, alien obsessions, a novel of the Roman Republic’s fall and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
“The Sixers are really no different than a Gunter clan, albeit a well-funded one. We share all the same obsessions as gunters. And we have the same goal.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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