as in to obsess (over)
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Caught up in the sentimentality of his own fame, the Weeknd just can’t heed his own curtain call.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025 -
Seriously, perhaps a future legislature will heed the example of Calgary, Alberta, which after a disastrous rise in cavities following elimination of water fluoridation, reversed course about a decade later.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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The heads of other major firms, including IBM, Boeing, Qualcomm and Alphabet, also will attend.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Some states had laws prohibiting students with certain disabilities from attending public schools, according to the federal government’s own history.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2025
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“Fixate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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