shopaholic
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shopaholics
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Plus, Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey chat about their high street habits and why it's hard to be a shopaholic if shops are inaccessible.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
They were from a woman, an heiress, who had died and been a complete shopaholic and hoarder.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2020
The second is a series of apologies and excuses for a tax cheat, voyeur-sadist, bad son, skinflint, publicity hound, social climber, shopaholic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2020
A full 25 years after she starred in the era-defining "Clueless," Alicia Silverstone is still inexorably associated with the sweet shopaholic Cher Horowitz.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2020
No, this is a different kind of frenzied state than you’d find during a genuine catastrophe—less frightened than nervously excited, not so much survivalist as shopaholic.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2015
Online shopaholics who enjoy a side of culture with their free shipping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The department store itself was a product of the Industrial Revolution, which created mass-produced goods and shopaholics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2016
TechBit: Magnetique A sound idea for shopaholics, but it could use some more work.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2013
The combination of Rangers and Harry Redknapp, a meeting of minds among shopaholics, meant mentions of Robbie Keane, Darren Bent, Nicolas Anelka, Joe Cole and Scott Parker were predictable.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2012
We borrowed like shopaholics, shortchanged pension funds and barely showed up for collective bargaining.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
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