consumption
Example Sentences
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The best things in life may not always be free, but there’s plenty you can do with or without your money that does not involve conspicuous consumption.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Stronger exports, along with a recovery in private consumption and facility investment, likely drove growth of 1.2% on quarter and 3.0% on year in the January-March period, Barclays economist Bumki Son said.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
At the end of 2025, Japan's reserves held enough oil for 254 days of domestic consumption - but the global energy crisis has prompted authorities to tap into these reserves.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
When bacteria switched from glucose to lactose consumption, they induced specific lactose-digesting enzymes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing consumption
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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