obsession
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Drawing on this online obsession, the plot of “Backrooms” follows Chiwetel Ejiofor, a furniture store owner who finds a secret portal that leads him to an endless rabbit hole of indistinguishable rooms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
What follows is a fittingly labyrinthine examination of our obsession with the past, and our envy of those who can see it more clearly than we can.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
There are a mix of reasons, including the market’s obsession with finding secondary AI beneficiaries with even hotter growth prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The presiding judge said in her bail decision that the allegedly "bad relationship" between father and son, driven by Jonathan Andic's "obsession... with money", was part of the evidence presented by investigators.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The search began as a project, quickly evolved into a challenge, and now was an obsession.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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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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The Boy Who Invented TV
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