addiction
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The EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its addiction to US payment systems like Visa and Mastercard as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The mayor of L.A. is limited by a power split with the City Council, and the county oversees most addiction and mental health services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Seeing an opportunity, wellness startups have begun to design and market AI products that they say are tailor-made for people grappling with conditions such as depression, anxiety and addiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Phone addiction does not yet exist as an official condition, but in a recent survey of 1,000 adults by Deloitte,, external 70% of respondents said they spent too much time on their phones.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
That word choice is crucial because, while there is interesting emerging science around Internet addiction, there is a predicate question being asked by many scientists: Can behaviors be addictive, or just substances?
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Ask the average person what homelessness looks like in America, and the answer invariably involves urban encampments—people with severe mental disabilities or serious addictions living in tents and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
For people with compulsive disorders, addictions, or anxiety, these learned associations can become overly powerful.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025
Former shoplifter Keeley believes sending shoplifters with addictions to jail is a "waste of resources" as it does not treat the root cause of the offending.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
L’Belle-Tividad believes everyone has innate intuitive ability, but that the realities of contemporary life — a 9-to-5 job, screen addictions, long commutes — have dulled our senses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
They would file around the table, presenting their deficiencies, telling of their addictions, their cheating hearts.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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