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Notwithstanding this resourcefulness and despite the public’s habituation to the war, Russian elites know the damning statistics.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
There is the rush, the perhaps unconscious desire to replicate the rush, and there is habituation and addiction.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
This type of habituation is a particular problem, state wildlife authorities say, and officials are still grappling with how to approach the issue.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Responding less and less to stimuli that repeat is a human phenomenon that social scientists call habituation.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
There is the rush, the perhaps unconscious desire to replicate the rush, and there is habituation and addiction.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
This type of habituation is a particular problem, state wildlife authorities say, and officials are still grappling with how to approach the issue.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Responding less and less to stimuli that repeat is a human phenomenon that social scientists call habituation.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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