consume

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Replacement barrels are being offered at prices that effectively consume the forward refining margin before the crude even arrives, and European refiners can’t make money running those barrels through their systems, Rodriguez-Masiu adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Borgli fearlessly asks how quickly the images we consume by scrolling or watching the news affect our thinking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In those settings, microbes could rely on sunlight for energy and avoid animals that would otherwise consume them, especially during stressful periods or after mass extinctions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"Sure, AI data centres consume massive amounts of energy, contribute to air pollution, and drain the water supply from local communities," Forcino said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Now they are gathered together in great eating camps, where they consume the mounting pile of surplus corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan