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consume

[kuhn-soom] / kənˈsum /




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Cyclospora is spread when people consume foods or drink water that are contaminated with feces.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

We consume lists of the worst airports and wonder at accounts of illness-plagued cruises.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

"Superconductive materials that can operate at room temperature would forever change the way we consume energy," explains Törmä.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The publisher push comes as Netflix faces mounting pressure from platforms that have reshaped how audiences consume video.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

No power could hold this army back, no water disperse them, no fire consume them.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

The first chapter still consumes me with grief, anger, and inherited trauma.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The bot is privy to every bathroom trip he takes, every morsel of food he consumes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Tesla has made an overt pivot toward AI, namely humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles, and that transformation now consumes investors’ attention.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

The blurred tree towering overhead consumes the sun; the ground is dead; I gasp for rain and wind. scene: The Queen BesideHrothulf’s Bed.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The lawsuit also touches on a bigger question that has consumed white-collar employees for years: How exactly do companies choose who to include in a layoff?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

A large review published in Frontiers in Nutrition examined the available evidence and found that people who consumed the most chili peppers were more likely to develop certain gastrointestinal cancers, especially esophageal cancer.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Malcolm Timbrell, 70, and his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, lived in the village of Bédar, in Almeria province, which was consumed by flames last Thursday evening, leaving 13 people dead.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

At field stations and in Stanford laboratories, the scientists measured how much oxygen each organism consumed under different water temperatures.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

They consumed the pages and were consumed by ideas.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

When Lillard was diagnosed in the mid 1950's, talk and concern of the incurable disease was all consuming.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Wood is concerned that it’s not just their cashflow they are consuming so rapidly, but the rate at which they are incurring debt.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

This lends an intriguing additional layer to Iago’s festering, consuming hatred: Even his own wife is a potential rival, in addition to, he believes, having slept with Othello.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Several studies, including one from the UC Cooperative Extension of Sonoma County, have shown that consuming produce in a fire-affected area poses minimal health risks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Comparing texts word by word turned out to be quite the consuming task.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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