obsessive
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But Iron Heart, a Japanese company, has a worldwide fandom by following a different approach: an obsessive focus on craftsmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I was an obsessive TV watcher,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But what the Hollywood suits don’t realize is that Kris has been a “Camp Miasma” obsessive since childhood.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Which seems silly now, and obsessive, but that’s what I did.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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