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drinker

[dring-ker] / ˈdrɪŋ kər /


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“You just have to be a Kool-Aid drinker that’s like, ‘Hey, this exponential stuff is gonna pay off.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

"Felix Felicis!" said one comment, a reference to a potion in the series that makes the drinker lucky for a period of time.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

Adya, the Frappuccino drinker, said she remembered experiencing that switch in the brand identity when she walked into a store in Midtown Manhattan just before the COVID-19 lockdown.

From Slate Dec. 22, 2025

“We’re showing with this study that the picture of the American drinker is changing dramatically,” Lee said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2025

The drinker waggled his little finger at him and smiled at us with his eyes.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

One of the first things I noticed was that almost nobody — drinkers or nondrinkers — recognized themselves in the version of Gen Z they’d been reading about.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals -- and in Beijing's tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek for free.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Moderate wine drinkers had a 21% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared with never or occasional drinkers.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Observational studies of the general population suggest that people drink less overall when on weight-loss drugs, but the clinical trials to date have focused on people with alcohol use disorder, rather than occasional drinkers.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Arm stretched his long, long arms, an activity that caused the drinkers at the next table to move their chairs.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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