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"He's a very good player, he's scored goals in Premier League and he's gone to Saudi. Scoring goals is never a bad thing, it's not a bad habit to have," Rooney added.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But they can certainly be overused by casual consumers — so much so that the apps become a bad habit.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Drug-trial results are driving share prices: For much of the past four years, biotech stocks had the bad habit of selling off even after the release of positive drug-trial data.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

She called it a bad habit and that a benchmark of even 90% agreement would make more sense.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

I wasn’t very good at asking for help, a bad habit I inherited from my father.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz




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