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junk

[juhngk] / dʒʌŋk /


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Advocates warn that until federal regulators crack down more aggressively on opt-out fee models, the burden will remain entirely on everyday consumers to audit their own bills for junk fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Who better to tell the tale of the city than the man who has spent years rifling through its junk?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

I thought only people got diabetes, and only when they ate too much junk food.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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