consume
Example Sentences
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"The problem lies in the consumption pattern, so what we need to fix is the way we consume," she said.
From Barron's
Because the midge has no known land based predators, plastic it consumes is unlikely to move far up the food chain.
From Science Daily
About 30% of human caused greenhouse gas emissions are linked to the way food is produced and consumed.
From Science Daily
One by one, cattle fall behind him single file to consume a breakfast of ground corn and hay.
Supercomputers used across the nuclear weapons complex consume vast amounts of electricity to simulate the physics of nuclear systems and other high stakes scenarios.
From Science Daily
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