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Noun
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Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Heavier drinkers had higher mortality than lighter drinkers, but the study excluded lifelong abstainers — many of whom stop drinking because of illness or medication use.—
Robert M. Kaplan,
STAT,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Despite chang’s antiquity, Tibetans have their share of teetotalers and prohibitionists.—
Geoff Childs,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Americans are drinking less than ever—and a growing share are teetotalers.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Prohibitionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitionists. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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