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addict

[ad-ikt, uh-dikt] / ˈæd ɪkt, əˈdɪkt /
NOUN
someone dependent on a substance
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Thousands of lawsuits claim social media platforms intentionally addict young users, causing mental health issues.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

There’s one antiprinciple to this: Do not invest in companies that intentionally try to addict their customers to spend more time, attention and money on them, to the detriment of those customers’ flourishing.

From MarketWatch Mar. 27, 2026

But lawyers for Kaley G.M. chose a different battlefield: the design of the platforms themselves, which they argued were engineered to trap and addict young users.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Even dour Eva is a coffee addict and a heck of a karaoke singer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Because he had never seen TV before, he was a total addict who barked out warnings and advice to the characters on the screen.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

In the two weeks since the summit, news outlets have been dutifully publishing articles that draw on facts and medical expertise, explaining that Kennedy is wrong to compare people who use SSRIs to heroin addicts.

From Salon May 18, 2026

Kelly could no longer rely on the steady viewership of a TV channel, with those perma-couch news addicts who couldn’t be bothered to change the channel when the program that preceded hers ended.

From Slate May 6, 2026

The people who gather in this small room on the eighth floor of the New York Stock Exchange look like a group of middle-aged caffeine addicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Real change doesn’t occur with the speed or the electricity of a lightning bolt; as many addicts discover, it’s about progress, not perfection.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2025

But no one is acknowledging what at least is clear, that someone took a little trouble with this one, that it’s not a drive-by situation, it’s not the work of vandals or addicts.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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