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consume

[kuhn-soom] / kənˈsum /




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In the end, paying for what you consume is likely to be the best for everyone's budget, the research suggests.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Today’s graduates face education costs that consume years of earnings while carrying debt their grandparents never imagined.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He added that because modern auto plants consume parts as soon as they arrive, “production issues will arise rather quickly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

STV argued the way people consume news is changing.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Brannon, now bound to play out whatever mad charade that Odum wished, dutifully and with utmost gravity began to consume his cigar after he had carefully extinguished it in his water glass.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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