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addicted

[uh-dik-tid] / əˈdɪk tɪd /


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IT’S no secret that America is addicted to oil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Unless you’re a gambler addicted to risk-taking, you should avoid these stocks — if not sell them short.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

In “Weren’t for the Wind,” her second top 40 hit, she’s addicted to leaving, trampling promises underfoot in her haste to hit the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

If you cannot fight FOMO, and you are one of those investors who remains addicted to action, options are a legitimate alternative to stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

She was addicted to their after-school phone calls.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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