obsessive
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It’s a general mood of exhaustion with Mr. Putin himself and his obsessive war that can’t be made to fall out of a fourth-story window.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Wirries’ Star does more than flirt with the dark side, but in resisting the temptation to become part of the vampire pack she becomes worthy of Michael’s obsessive love.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
For months, construction of the ballroom has been of obsessive importance to Trump.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Hearn, usually a money-making obsessive, has emotional ties to the Crucible stretching back decades.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
I don’t think this is too strictly enforced except when the place is run by an obsessive martinet like Amadeus von Linden.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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