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Adjective
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An Obsession With Winning Some leaders are seemingly addicted to winning.—
Matthew Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025 -
And in a study published in 2025, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan who followed 10-to-14-year-old social-media users over several years found that kids who were more addicted to social media were at two to three times higher risk of suicidal behavior.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Broadly, there are five primary bill types, including conical, hooked, chisels, pointed needle-like and spoon-like beaks.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The sibling trope makes these narratives more dramatic, keeping audiences hooked.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Jonesing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jonesing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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