Fixate
Point
Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.
Both words in one sentence
- If the episode doesn't fixate on the UST with his handler Sarah (and sometimes even then), his disastrous love life will be a major plot point.
Source: Cartwright Curse -
But when Scrooge accidentally introduces bottle caps into the economy, the people fixate upon the novelty and start using it as currency, to the point of neglecting productive work.
Source: Weird Currency - Since this is a Naruto fanfic and Hayate's role is to be the Sacrificial Lamb for the Chunin Exam Arc, Kei has a tendency to fixate on her brother's safety to the point of risking a partial Tailed Beast transformation when he's kidnapped.
Source: Big Brother Instinct / Fan Works
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