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junkie

[juhng-kee] / ˈdʒʌŋ ki /


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The Hill Insider will be aimed at the political junkie who wants to go deeper on polling data and hear longer, in-depth discussion on issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Investors and industry executives have spent years asking what Roberts, known as a deal junkie, would do next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

For example, agents can talk about the latest game to a sports fan and about current events to a news junkie.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

My mother was a Masterpiece Theatre junkie back in the day, total anglophile.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Rewards junkies say they are playing by the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

His epic treadmill sessions have become legendary among running junkies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But Tuesday’s primary could the test the patience of even the most-knowing political junkies as some of the highest profile races, including California governor and L.A. mayor, remain tight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon ● May 18, 2026

“The object of attention. Nicole. Gossip junkies love the chase. End that, you end the story.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin


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