consume
Example Sentences
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Supply constraints will be exacerbated by Micron’s transition to high-bandwidth memory 4, which will consume 33% more wafers than the current version of the product, the analysts say.
In a letter to investors in March, BlackRock’s Fink wrote: “Prosperity is once again defined by our ability—and our willingness—to produce and consume more energy.”
Statesville Regional Airport manager John Ferguson said the plane was consumed by fire after it crashed off the end of a runway.
At the time, a controlled fusion reaction produced more energy than it consumed by using lasers to create conditions that cause hydrogen atoms to fuse and release vast amounts of energy.
Appearing before the commission, he said city investigators incorrectly calculated the value of the gifts and failed to take into account how much Lee had actually consumed at the food and drink venues.
From Los Angeles Times
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