There's no better recent example of this than "Confessions of a Shopaholic, " Dergarabedian said.

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Like a shopaholic bingeing on credit cards, Zimbabwe is frantically digging itself deeper and deeper into debt.

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He should be able to live on his income, but in modern terms would be called a shopaholic.

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If you are a shopaholic, Fez is most certainly the place to be.

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Piven, age 47, is eager to continue his English adventure as the retailing legend, but has a confession to make: He's no shopaholic.

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More than a fifth (22%) chose Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella.

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