consumption
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It can vary by area - so customers in one part of the country could be encouraged to increase use, while others in a different location could be incentivised to curb consumption.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“At this point, we assume a headwind to consumption, inflation and Fed rate considerations, probably manageable so long as the current cease-fire trends to a wind down of hostilities over the next several weeks.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Jakarta promised last week to take "more serious steps to accelerate the development of a national electric vehicle ecosystem" to combat its "high level of energy consumption".
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
When major news breaks, viewers joke online about their passive consumption of the news by saying they’re simply monitoring the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
To test, I shut down the heaters in the regulator and noted its power consumption.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing consumption
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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