as in to obsess (over)
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Rowley said that if Defend Our Juries did not heed warnings to delay or cancel the protest, the group should be aware that its activities would be met with police response.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
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Those who did heed their call-up orders were deported to the Westerbork transit camp in the eastern part of the Netherlands and then to the Auschwitz death camp, where nearly all were killed.—
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30 Sep. 2025
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Williams then attended a reception in which current football coach Lance Leipold joined emcee Greg Gurley and approximately 200 well-wishers at a gathering to honor Williams.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Another urged states to use Title I money to benefit low-achieving students who live within the boundaries of a high-poverty public school but attend private schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Fixate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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