swallow
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But by 2035, data centres are forecast to swallow up one-third of Malaysia's total energy consumption, the deputy prime minister told parliament in July.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Rodriguez was even more direct, saying, “I think those are all tethered together to make you swallow the poison.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"It's a bitter pill to swallow to have to pay tax for something which was not my fault," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
It can be a bitter pill to swallow.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
I was so scared I had to swallow four or five times before any words came out.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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This is the moment the planet's second largest living creature opens its giant jaws and swallows thousands of gallons of water during feeding.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
In “Rare Bird” a woman in 18th-century England finds pleasure in the company of a new friend, who helps her test a claim from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus that swallows hibernate underwater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Smoke swallows civilization while sparks fall around the baroque column of the Fuente de los Luceros.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Simply put, it swallows up matter and influences how stars in nearby galaxies grow."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
She swallows, glancing back down at the papers in her hand, the results of a test I already know the answer to.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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Among them is 56-year-old housewife Aytac Yakar who was forced to flee her home village of Isikdere when it was swallowed up by a mine in 2018.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
There was "enough sorcery and thrills and adventure" to sustain the spectacle, she wrote, and the filmmakers had managed to tell a sprawling story without being swallowed by it.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
After a sinkhole swallowed his driveway in September, Nicolas Cage has received permits to remove debris and guard the home from further damage brought by tropical storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
DoorDash swallowed up premium delivery service Caviar in 2019, along with several logistics companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Also, if he was listing grievances, he often wished that they’d had the sense not to name him after a guy who got swallowed up by a whale.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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The dolphin arrived with "serious vision problems" and other health issues, it said, and "began having difficulties swallowing and respiratory problems" in the hours before she died.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Scientists have observed many planetary systems with stable orbits, along with a small number of stars caught rapidly swallowing their planetary companions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
In that sense, blindly swallowing AI’s positive hype can be as dangerous as its alleged existential risks.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The condition can be painful and make swallowing difficult, and it can cause chest pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
I try swallowing some, and it doesn't taste as bad as seawater, but it definitely isn't good to eat.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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