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Swap out your air filter: A clogged filter chokes airflow, forcing your AC to guzzle more power to do the same job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Data centres could guzzle 9.32 trillion litres of water by 2030, enough to meet the annual basic water needs of the entire population of sub-Saharan Africa, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

The rise of AI is powering a wave of extra demand for copper, with huge amounts of the conducting metal now finding its way into server farms that guzzle electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2025

But: With osteoporosis the clear nemesis in all of this, it’s time to guzzle milk and inhale other calcium-rich food to shore up my bones, right?

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2025

I start to guzzle down the water, with no intention of sharing, because I know these kids have water of their own.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Trust is why the world unhesitatingly guzzles a dark, mysterious liquid that might otherwise appear toxic—because it bears the Coke brand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Millions of tourists a year flock to the region, affecting the entire underground as the industry guzzles water and sewage seeps through the earth and into the caves, killing fish and other wildlife.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

Then Mr. Fetterman guzzles the bottle and gratefully tosses the kid a T-shirt.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022

In the two-minute video, Paddington guzzles tea in front of the queen, before offering a spare marmalade sandwich to make up for his poor table manners.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

I get him a glass of water, which he guzzles.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

Mountain Valley’s green glass bottles, guzzled by Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow, were for moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Any suggestion of a cosy England dressing room, of a lack of accountability so long as the Bazball Kool-Aid is guzzled, should be gone.

From BBC ● May 12, 2024

We guzzled in silence as we reached the airport.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022

Large groups guzzled magnums of rosé on canopied daybeds, and lines for the bathroom could take half an hour, a nuisance to hotel guests, who sometimes paid four figures a night for a room.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2021

Having guzzled almost a whole pitcher of iced tea during lunch, he now felt like his belly was about to burst.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

He began to lose weight and started guzzling water "like he was in a desert", his mum, Carys Hobbs-Sargeant, said.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Along steep and narrow trails, a few rustic taverns for wine guzzling seem incongruous in the midst of all of the ruggedness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

“Indeed, neither the Gulf war nor Russia-Ukraine could stop oil barrels guzzling out.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

The ruling disrupted fertility treatments that are expensive, physically and emotionally taxing, and extremely time-sensitive, guzzling precious resources that many couples did not have.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

"If you hadn't been so busy guzzling that sandwich," I said, "you would have noticed your hairy paws. Take a look at them."

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl