riveted

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Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Wittman, the former FBI agent, says he expects art-world insiders to remain riveted to this case as it winds through the courts because both Matthiesen and Landau appear to have reasonable claims to the Courbet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

And it works: The children sit riveted throughout the 20-minute presentation, despite notoriously short preschool attention spans.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"These bits here are the most impacted by rust," Petr told me, pointing at a nest of riveted joints and beams.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

He had to get to the roof; he struggled upward, then fell flat, in deep soft snow, his eyes riveted upon a white man across the street upon another roof.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright