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Energy stocks have a habit of rising when bonds and the rest of the stock market are falling, because one of the things that causes that is an energy crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Holly is already known to police because she’s in the habit of sneaking into the house where she grew up and sleeping there overnight, to the vexation of the current owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Saar traces her habit of rescuing discarded materials to her childhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Because well-learned behaviors move into brain circuits that are less dependent on conscious control, simply trying to think about something else may not be enough to break an unwanted habit.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

“But I don’t usually make a habit of telling them where I’m going.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

But he has hinted that he might go back to his old habits in his speech on Friday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Constipation, diarrhea, unusually narrow stools, or a lasting change in normal bowel habits may indicate an underlying problem.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

People can have a range of responses to the caffeine in coffee, which is influenced by genetics and consumption habits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

During past foodborne outbreaks, some consumers changed their eating habits — though those changes were rarely lasting, Cuit noted.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

At a House subcommittee hearing in 1920, lawmakers combed through a report from a government inspector who had been sent to investigate the tribe’s spending habits, including those of Mollie’s family.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann