consumption
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This comes as extreme heat hits several countries in Europe, lifting cooling demand and energy consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
While remaining the main engine of growth, exports will lay the foundations for stronger private consumption, government spending and investment, ING economists said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The question of whether Summerween makes Halloween less special, and whether the calendar year is big enough for two spooky seasons, is personal — but it also speaks to a cultural obsession with consumption.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
This problem was brought home again last week with the news that the personal consumption expenditures price index accelerated to 4.1% annually in May.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
If all the people that has consumption in Limerick were to die this would be a ghost town, though I don’t have consumption meself.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing consumption
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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