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intake

[in-tayk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /
NOUN
consumption
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Higher berry intake was linked to slower increases in ventricular volume.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Uefa Pro Licence, external - the qualification needed to coach at the highest level of English football - costs £14,000, and there are only 24 places per intake.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bank expects this high order intake to be delivered between the third and fourth quarter of the year, supporting strong earnings momentum into year end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

This dual mechanism can produce substantial weight loss, largely because the drug reduces food intake.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

There was a struggle, like someone wrestling with something heavy, then a sharp intake of breath, and the smallest rabbit I’d ever seen hopped onto my bed.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

At accounting firm Grant Thornton, just 10% of U.K. trainee intakes were apprentices in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

A 2025 case-control study from Vietnam found what researchers described as a U-shaped relationship between B12 intake and cancer risk, with both lower and higher intakes associated with increased risk.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

People who had higher intakes of beta-carotene as a food coloring had a 44% increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared with those who had a lower intake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

In the first two months of this year, 284 dogs were euthanized at city shelters, a 39% increase compared with January and February 2025 despite a 6% decrease in dog intakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Eight of the nine intakes for the regulator were still bagged, but this one would at least tell the truth.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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