engross
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Scott Eyman faces a triple challenge in his richly engrossing biography “Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face.”
What’s also true is that the play within the play — the story of a merchant, a daughter, the daughter’s lover — isn’t so engrossing.
From New York Times
In its attempts to keep its user base engrossed, Mrs. Davis creates quests and chooses “main characters” to focus attention on, and a nun that despises AI makes for great content.
From Los Angeles Times
It would have been more engrossing, though, if chaos hadn’t left them so unchallenged.
From Washington Post
What comes next is anyone’s guess, but as Riesman’s engrossing biography makes clear, no force has yet succeeded in separating pro wrestling’s most infamous name from the only throne he’s ever known.
From Washington Post
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