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junkie

[juhng-kee] / ˈdʒʌŋ ki /


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The self-described data junkie now has a new obsession: the wooden poles that carry power lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But anyone who has followed the man’s career knows he’s a performance junkie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

For example, agents can talk about the latest game to a sports fan and about current events to a news junkie.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

Now you can be a cord-cutter and a TV news junkie too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

Kallman is a self-described music junkie with a personal collection of two hundred thousand records and CDs.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

This month, the opening of a new outpost of Canyon Ranch, the wellness resort popular with celebrities and spa junkies, kicks off a series of luxury arrivals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The most important thing political junkies might need this week is patience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

So behold the Office of Personnel Management’s new federal workforce data portal—arguably Washington’s first success in providing useful information to average citizens and policy junkies alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

“The object of attention. Nicole. Gossip junkies love the chase. End that, you end the story.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin


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