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addiction

[uh-dik-shuhn] / əˈdɪk ʃən /


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Kids aren’t the only ones with a smartphone addiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“You can get that dopamine hit so much quicker and so much more often,” said Fields, who specializes in addiction psychology and biology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Then, America’s postcrisis gambling addiction will be revealed for what it is.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

It was easier to say in the darkness, knowing as I spoke how my voice would betray me, my hopeless addiction to him.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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