engrossing

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He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It was an incredible conclusion to an engrossing encounter, one that has repeatedly delivered drama in Guardiola's past tussles with Jurgen Klopp and now Arne Slot.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

But a plot, no matter how engrossing, can’t shoulder the burden alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Anthony Gottlieb sums him up in an engrossing biography, “Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes,” writing that “his charismatic gift was to be halting, self-deprecating and imperious all at the same time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

You pore over an engrossing book, but it’s gross to pour over one.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner