as in addictions
a physiological need for certain drugs
that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe
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The initiative — backed by large retailers and law enforcement — turned certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies, meaning steeper consequences for repeat offenders, but also the option of treatment for people with long-term drug addictions.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025 -
All this scrolling feeds a gnawing anxiety about the status of men today, imperiled by shifting cultural norms and technological addictions — an insecurity at the core of debates about the place of men in literature today.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Joneses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joneses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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