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drinker

[dring-ker] / ˈdrɪŋ kər /


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“A regular or even frequent drinker did not usually fit the bill,” Justice Gorsuch says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

When she was growing up, Adya said, she used to be a devoted Starbucks drinker.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

In October, he wrote a piece for his newsletter “Fingers” all about what he calls the “infantilization” of the American drinker.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

"But I'm not much of a social drinker anyway," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

“It’s Veritaserum, a colorless, odorless potion that forces the drinker to tell the truth,” said Hermione.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Morgan's research found that shy drinkers often felt less anxious during the evening itself.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a regular and was back this year, conducting a band and thousands of singing beer drinkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

When coffee drinkers stopped drinking coffee, researchers observed substantial shifts in their gut metabolite profiles compared with people who did not normally consume coffee.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Regular coffee drinkers become less sensitive to caffeine as the body adapts to the presence of the chemical.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the social drinkers and family men stopped showing up.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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