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Social media users, particularly on Twitter and TikTok, have fixated on reports of harmed animals and images of the vinyl chloride burn, demanding more answers from officials.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2023

And while many here are far removed from the social media attacks that have fixated a national audience, Fetterman’s message about Oz has sunk in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2022

There’s no reason why you should have, fixated as we all are on the daily torrent of presidential tweets and the flood of mindless rejoinders they elicit.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2018

This is not the first time prosecutors have fixated on Mr. Percoco’s omnipresence in the governor’s office after his resignation.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2018

Some have fixated on the new company’s presumed antagonist, Amazon, and how the merger might force a rewrite of the retail giant’s play for the pharmaceutical market.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2017