addicted
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In August, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion to settle a sweeping lawsuit brought by US states accusing it of designing Instagram and Facebook to get children addicted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“You get kind of addicted to that feeling,” she continues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The documentary argues that Nadal was addicted to competition, often at the expense of his own health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
I get why people get addicted to online trading.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mackenzie is currently addicted to a video game that she won’t stop playing until she beats it, forty or fifty game-hours from now.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
