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guzzle

[guhz-uhl] / ˈgʌz əl /


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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

‘That is all the giants zippfizzing off to another country to guzzle human beans,’ the BFG said.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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

A single ore hauler at the Christmas Creek mine guzzles gargantuan quantities of diesel every hour.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

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

She laughs hard when Noah burps after he guzzles chocolate milk.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Only six brewers can provide the beer guzzled at Oktoberfest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

While he munched and guzzled on donuts, fried chicken and glasses of wine through the first film, now he’s drinking espresso and enjoying “croy-sants” and gelato in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

Two dogs helped prevent Tonni, a tiny loggerhead sea turtle, from being guzzled by gulls on Moel y Don beach on Anglesey on Thursday.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2023

There are only 15 minutes between shows, just enough to fit in a wardrobe change, a bathroom break and a rapidly guzzled Diet Coke.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022

They guzzled the drinks down, quenching their ragged throats.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Unlike other large customers, new AI data centers can consume the same amount of electricity as an entire city, while guzzling power around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

In Los Angeles, there are many characteristically creative options to help stave off the existential despair of politics, such as stress relief workshops, guzzling cold-pressed juices and special taco deals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

“Yes, he’s Doris Whicher’s nephew. That’s Doris over there by the big rock. They come from Wallingford way. My, she’s hungry, en’t she?” she said admiringly, watching Lyra’s lusty guzzling.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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