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addiction

Definition for addiction

noun as in a habit of activity, often injurious

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The judgment comes after months of contentious hearings that uncovered scathing allegations about their relationship including accusations of infidelity, drug addiction and abuse.

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Twitter was still a place for the early adopters of phone addiction: former forum-dwellers, professional athletes and journalists.

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That would be Michôd’s addiction to montage-ifying every significant dramatic turning point, slathering on the music to keep the timeline moving.

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At the time, his mother struggled with addiction, and he and his siblings spent years living with various relatives in Wisconsin, on and off the Oneida reservation.

Prediction marketers, states, tribes, bookmakers, gambling addiction agencies, and judges will continue to guess what the CFTC’s silence means.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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