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fixate (on)

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Definition of fixate (on)

as in to obsess (over)

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Please heed all evacuation orders from Emergency Management officials.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Others packed up cars and hit the road, heeding evacuation orders that were issued for coastal counties.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Based out of Chile and Los Angeles, the company has already invested up to $250,000 in development ahead of Mipcom, which Quijote head of strategy Sergio Karmy is attending.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Steve Sarkisian will not budge on this issue One of the primary reasons Manning chose to attend Texas was Sarkisian.

— Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026

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