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His buddy and pseudo-boss, Paul Souter (Sam Neill), smells bourbon on Kyle’s breath — during his shift — which means, yes, our antihero has a drinking problem.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Indeed, Delaney’s personal life has been marred by what appears to be a pretty entrenched drinking problem, which has affected her career and led to very un-Diane Russell-like brushes with the law, the Daily Mail and other outlets have reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The source material saw Bond with a heavy drinking problem, a 70-cigarette per day average and an occasional amphetamine habit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 June 2025
Jun-ho initially dismisses Woo-seok’s concerns about Captain Park by suggesting that Woo-seok has a drinking problem.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Garrison’s roommates and his brother Gabriel told police that Garrison had been struggling with a drinking problem and possible mental health issues.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Flunked out of college because of a drinking problem.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Gail may have a bit of a drinking problem, or at the very least enjoys sipping dark liquor in the middle of the day during her sessions.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Assessing Your Risk Of course, not every parent who sips wine at day’s end develops a drinking problem.
—Kristen Mascia, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
Indeed, Delaney’s personal life has been marred by what appears to be a pretty entrenched drinking problem, which has affected her career and led to very un-Diane Russell-like brushes with the law, the Daily Mail and other outlets have reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The source material saw Bond with a heavy drinking problem, a 70-cigarette per day average and an occasional amphetamine habit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 June 2025
Jun-ho initially dismisses Woo-seok’s concerns about Captain Park by suggesting that Woo-seok has a drinking problem.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Garrison’s roommates and his brother Gabriel told police that Garrison had been struggling with a drinking problem and possible mental health issues.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Flunked out of college because of a drinking problem.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Gail may have a bit of a drinking problem, or at the very least enjoys sipping dark liquor in the middle of the day during her sessions.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Assessing Your Risk Of course, not every parent who sips wine at day’s end develops a drinking problem.
—Kristen Mascia, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Drinking problem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20problem. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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