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Meanings of emotional attachment in English

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Usage of emotional attachment in English
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From what I gathered, avoiding all emotional attachment was the main objective.
The Good Daughters
2
But tugging at their emotional attachment with the motherland has its uses.
Reuters
3
What confounds his quest is an unexpected emotional attachment to Dawson's Emily.
Reuters
4
Some people regard emotional attachment to animals as a modern develop­ment.
Heaven
5
They return, by night, to those with whom they share an emotional attachment.
The strain
6
Having a physical product in your hand gives you an immediate emotional attachment.
The Guardian
7
It's not as if I have any great emotional attachment to the girl.
The devil wears plaid
8
The religious angle could make her spite her emotional attachment, too.
Surrender to the will of the night
9
The Ryder Cup nostalgia inspires an almost emotional attachment with a golfing venue.
The Irish Times
10
I'm a servant, his handmaiden, but Rue has some emotional attachment to me.
Witch heart
11
He has no emotional attachment to clubs like some wealthy tycoons.
The Irish Times
12
Only relationships with real emotional attachment could foster such commitment.
Wired
13
Powerful, inspirational leadership can only happen if employees develop an emotional attachment to the boss.
The Irish Times
14
They all retain a strong emotional attachment to Ireland.
The Irish Times
15
My emotional attachment to this club is very strong and has been for many years.
Reuters
16
I have a strong emotional attachment to her art.
The Guardian
This collocation consists of:
Emotional attachment through the time
Emotional attachment across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare