addicted

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IT’S no secret that America is addicted to oil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In a California case, lawyers argued that Instagram and YouTube designed features meant to get their client, a young woman identified as KGM, addicted to social media, including infinite scroll, autoplay, and incessant notifications.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

YouTube’s lawyers argued that she didn’t spend enough time on the platform to be addicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Social-media companies build their products to keep kids addicted at all costs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But every reader addicted to coffee can thank ancient Ethiopian farmers for domesticating the coffee plant.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond