consuming
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The researchers also reported that the new system could perform the same memory function as comparable technologies while consuming only one-tenth as much power.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
He said previously the team would have to climb the trees at night to "try to visually identify a species occupying a bat roost", which was time consuming.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Alphabet’s Google Cloud backlog has reached $240 billion, also more than doubling year over year, as existing customers are consuming cloud services more than 30% faster than their original commitments.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was the look of a man who had lived long enough to understand grief’s consuming fire.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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