obsessive
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I’m as nostalgic as the next Gen X radio obsessive who remembers long rides in my 1980s Mazda, searching the AM spectrum for engaging chatter.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
As befits an obsessive director, it’s a gift for obsessives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In his opening address on Monday, prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC described how Lamarre-Condon had developed an "obsessive and jealous infatuation" with Baird after a brief romantic relationship.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Just like “The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” has aroused the kind of obsessive fandom that leads to Emmy glory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One solitary obsessive, feebly armed with an apostrophe on a stick, will never have the nerve to demonstrate outside Warner Brothers on the issue of Two Weeks Notice.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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