consuming
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Data centers are consuming about 1 million tons of steel a year, valued at about $1.4 billion, according to analysts’ estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
After evaluating multiple possible explanations, one scenario emerged as the strongest candidate: an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart and consuming a white dwarf star.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
Memory chips are the storage and processing backbone of virtually every electronic device, from smartphones to the AI data centers now consuming those chips at record rates.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Suddenly, the feeling of being trapped is completely consuming.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
They may deposit their eggs within the larvae or eggs of their prey, so that their own developing young may find food by consuming the host.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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