idées fixes

plural of idée fixe

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obsessions
Noun
  • Based on the award-winning Los Angeles Times article by Frank Shyong, Rosemead watches as an ailing woman discovers her teenage son’s violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him — and possibly others — in a race against time.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The one with espresso angst, flannel obsessions, and a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins?
    Chelsea Haney October 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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