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But while Washington fixates on its palace dramas, Afghanistan is on a knife-edge. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "After Trump’s failed Afghanistan gambit, violence and uncertainty remains," 13 Sep. 2019 His focus fixated on history, Riggleman was evaluating the matchup in his head. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: Fukushima is hoping for some Olympic gold," 13 Aug. 2019 Through Wilson, Manson met other music-industry players and grew increasingly fixated on stardom, all the while exercising greater and greater control over the group that came to be known as the Manson Family. — Angela Serratore, Smithsonian, "What You Need to Know About the Manson Family Murders," 25 July 2019 Whether Bailey embodies the spirit of the headstrong teenage mermaid, however, appeared to not matter to critics, who instead fixated on the animated character's physical look. — oregonlive.com, "Disney network slaps back at notion Ariel has to be a white, blue-eyed redhead," 9 July 2019 The Conservative Party’s membership has become fixated on Brexit at any cost. — The Economist, "Conservatism is fighting for its life against reactionary nationalism," 4 July 2019 While the Superbad protagonists are primarily fixated on getting a fake ID to buy party booze, one scene from Good Boys finds Lucas and friends paralyzed with fear while attempting to cross a busy, multi-lane highway. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Good Boys star Keith L. Williams on perfecting that scream and learning from Superbad," 16 Aug. 2019 In recent years, while we were fixated on ISIS, al-Qaeda became stronger, more resilient, and more battle-hardened. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Losing the War in Forgotten Afghanistan," 10 Aug. 2019 While many investors were fixated on the U.S. Federal Reserve yesterday, emerging market investors had two different accounting scandals to contemplate. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "In India and China, Scandals Blunt Investor Confidence: CEO Daily," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fixate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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