fetish
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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Ranging in age from toddlers to teens, these girls speak with a moral clarity that cuts through any defense of this country’s carceral fetish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
In both films, guns become truly dangerous when they become a fetish: an object worshipped for its supposed power and symbolic meaning.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
It was idiocy, I thought, the military bed-making fetish, but the wisdom of the advice was immediately clear.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Twins were believed to be the result of fetishes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Someone watching “Lynch/Oz” isn’t likely to need reminding that the history of movies is a history of other movies, or that lots of directors have thematic and visual fetishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The witch woman buried fetishes in secret places, took her payment, and departed in her mule cart.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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