habits

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Habits are hard to change, however; American buyers still shifted toward larger vehicles, such as SUVs and full-size trucks, and away from compact and subcompact cars in March, according to Cox’s Kelley Blue Book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The 2025 MassMutual Health & Wealth Habits Report found that 64% of Americans feel they need to consider financial options to support their needs in old age, but only 20% have done so.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Habits happen when automatic responses outweigh our ability to consciously control them.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

The Committee on Food Habits recommended stressing these organ meats' similarity to available, familiar, existing foods.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

Hermione, incredibly, was sitting in a corner, attempting to read an enormous book entitled Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling