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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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The best things in life are not always free, but there’s plenty you can do without conspicuous consumption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

There are limits on how much power each company can draw from the public power grid so fast-growing industries can’t just crank up their consumption whenever they want.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Arizona users have already cut water consumption by nearly a third, and additional reductions loom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Lifecycle finance assumes people smooth consumption over their lifetimes and maximize utility or satisfaction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

You’d wonder what the English are thinking about when they take a man that has the consumption and give him a job making sandwiches.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt




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