Example Sentences

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There is a rumoured "client list" of Epstein's famous friends that has fixated conspiracy theorists.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

For the bulk of the session, Goldman has fixated on Santos: He introduced the House Ethics Committee complaint in January that led to the damning, recently published report.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023

As social media usage has exploded over the past decade, public discourse has fixated on its potential to erode our emotional well-being and even to addict us to likes and follows.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

Since the Y chromosome’s discovery in 1905, society has fixated on its significance far more intensely than that of any other chromosome, and has largely done so while operating in an absence of scientific knowledge.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

Rispone’s campaign hopes to grab viewers’ attention by talking about a president who has fixated the nation and who is popular in Louisiana, trying to piggyback off that support.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2019