addict
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The Queen, also a self-confessed Archers addict, acted out her role as president of the National Osteoporosis Society, in a special episode to mark The Archers' 60th anniversary.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Particularly when your disobedience threatens to upend how the business makes money. In Hollywood you can be an addict, be a philanderer, be outspoken. But don’t disrupt the cash flow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
Mosseri, the Meta executive tasked with running Instagram, testified that the app wasn’t “clinically” addictive, and Zuckerberg said his company’s goal was to give users something useful, not addict them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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
Becker and Murphy’s 1988 theory of rational addiction shows that addicts respond far more to permanent price changes than to temporary ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 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
Elsewhere, ERA said video was the most popular form of home entertainment, with cinephiles and telly addicts spending more than £5bn on streaming services, movie rentals and DVDs.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 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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