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fixations

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Donabedian says he’s always watching for Wall Street fixations that move to the back-burner.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The author’s financial fixations permeate every page of the book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

A couple of months ago, she deleted her social media, so she has lost track of Jake’s latest political fixations.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Despite leaning heavily on his regularly repeated catchphrases and fixations, Trump struggled to generate his usual manic energy.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

Complaining about Kunu Yaku was just another of the Doctorita’s little fixations, I realized, like knitting Baby Jesus dresses and fretting about thieves and wor- rying about her boys catching germs.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau