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consume

[kuhn-soom] / kənˈsum /




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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

STV argued the way people consume news is changing.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Those who followed the plan exactly would consume 500 calories per day for women and 600 calories per day for men.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

How much water and electricity do they consume?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Her stomach twisted as she stemmed two different kinds of pain, refusing to let either consume her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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