as in obsesses (about or over)
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In postwar France, Senot remembers facing people’s disbelief and indifference to the fate of those who had been deported.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026 -
Trooper Rich Matas remembers interviewing Hopkins the day of Janet's murder.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Ellison treasures loyalty above all else.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Fixates (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixates%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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