compulsive
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Along with keeping eyes on the ground, Saar passed along her compulsive will toward creation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The results may also provide new insight into compulsive behaviors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“These features fuel the user’s urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode’, contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use,” the commission said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
They were complicated, secretive, compulsive and potentially deadly, and the film’s gripping melodrama was a stark contrast to any glamorous tabloid portrayal.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
In fact, he was finding it almost impossible to do either, so scrambled were his powers of performance by the compulsive need for haste that invariably possessed him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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