consuming
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“This continued acceleration will drive the narrative that Anthropic & OpenAI are consuming all IT budgets,” Thill wrote, especially considering that 77% of Jefferies’s software coverage is expected to show decelerating revenue growth in 2026.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
The dividend looks solid, too, consuming only about a third of H&R Block’s annual profit.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Some cichlids evolved into predators, while others specialized in feeding on algae, sifting sand, or consuming plankton.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The consuming passion of her work is not what it used to be because it’s physical.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Rather than consuming both sugars equally, the E. coli cells had selectively consumed glucose first.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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