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

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Skyhorse publishes a wide range of material including books for children, sports fans and political junkies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It could have been for any other market research exercise, for washing powder or water bills, rather than anything to do with Westminster - so it wasn't a gathering of political junkies.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

The end of the line for Superman was met with an outpouring of grief from adrenaline junkies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

But the notion that climbers are merely adrenaline junkies chasing a righteous fix is a fallacy, at least in the case of Everest.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer