devour
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Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
The company has seen the Gen Z audiences devour hits of yesteryear such as “How I Met Your Mother,” “Modern Family” and “Golden Girls.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
In this whirlwind of a year, amid the tariffs of Liberation Day and other Supreme Court arguments, I carved out a precious block of time to devour Akhil Reed Amar’s latest masterpiece, “Born Equal.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Several years ago, a smaller black bear broke into a Nestlé cookie shop to devour ice cream, Murin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
He watched them devour the food with evident pleasure.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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