habit
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When Donnelly started her television career in England, she got into the habit of buying homes, living in them and then fixing them up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
However, researchers wanted to determine whether the habit might also be associated with liver disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
He earns $24 an hour, giving him just enough to split his $2,800 rent with a roommate and to cover his Taco Bell habit and an occasional Uber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"A lot of us do keep the keys near to the front door. We're creatures of habit," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Trading the gold became more of a habit than a need.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
You want to build and practice healthy spending habits, so that you don’t end up in this position again and you can continue to build up your emergency savings fund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Choose the people, habits, and environments that move you closer to where you want to go. Send this to a young athlete who needs this reminder today.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The team was convinced that Antonelli’s youth, his hundreds of hours in simulators, and his lack of entrenched habits would help him adapt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
American Express earnings show its affluent cardholder base isn’t changing its spending habits even in the face of higher interest rates and sticky inflation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The months went on and these habits of Antonapoulos grew worse.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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