as in to obsess (over)
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President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily news briefing warned residents in the hurricane’s path to heed government instructions and wait out the storm in their homes or government shelters.—
Luis Alberto Cruz,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025 -
All that remains is for others to heed their conscience, and to pass the test of history by finally letting Putin feel America’s maximum pressure.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Boelter’s friends have described him as a devout Christian who’s attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies, according to the Associated Press.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Some of the original members of Blue Man Group attended Wesleyan University in the 1980s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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“Fixate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixate%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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