gobble
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We’ll tackle the elevated costs of food, energy, medicine and other necessities that gobble up middle-income wages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
“Sinners” is the most exciting film of 2025, both for what it is and for what it proves: that fresh blockbusters still exist and people are eager to gobble them up.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Power plants that had been slated for closure have been pressed into longer service while new ones come online as tech giants gobble up gigawatts of capacity.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Meanwhile, beyond the gates and gawking tourists, stoats will gobble kiwi eggs and possums will devour our rata leaves.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025
“They have big mouths and sharp teeth and gobble me up if I go into the bathroom by myself.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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