addicted

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Because they are shielded from the $15,000-a-car global competitors that are modernizing fleets in Europe and Asia, automakers have become addicted to a narrow, affluent demographic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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

Speaking about Cassie, he said: "She's very addicted to social media and envious of what appears to be the big lives that all of her high school classmates are living at this point in time."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“She’s a YouTube chef. I’m addicted to her videos. She has so much fun cooking, but she likes eating even more. I bet if Maddy watched Salma aunty, she’d appreciate Pakistani food.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan