addicted
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"I was at a young age and I would spend all my time on it," Kaley testified when asked to explain why she thought she was addicted to YouTube.
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Goodrow contended "we don't want anybody to be addicted to anything" as Lanier pressed him about YouTube features crafted to keep viewers watching.
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Other than produce, and some specialty items, Mathew says he buys nearly everything from Amazon, to the point he is worried that he is becoming addicted to the convenience and possibly harming local businesses.
He said there is a difference between a clinical addiction to social media and what people refer to in the modern day as being “addicted” to say a TV show.
Migrant worker groups say the government has become "addicted" to the money to keep the economy going.
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