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consume

[kuhn-soom] / kənˈsum /




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But the speed at which they're growing, the enormous amount of electricity they consume and concerns about their environmental impact are fuelling a public backlash around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

For younger Americans navigating a difficult job market, expensive housing and student-loan debt can consume a substantial chunk of income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Single-family starts, which consume more lumber, are down 4.0% year-to-date versus last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Men with hypertension are diagnosed and treated less frequently than women, even though they consume more tobacco and alcohol.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Here, I will tilt my head back, let it pour into my mouth, and consume it.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Spending another 15 minutes searching for a particular brand of yogurt may represent good service, but it also consumes time that a worker could otherwise spend completing another order.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The United States consumes 3.9 million barrels of diesel a day, whereas the accord with Moscow initially concerns 2.22 million barrels total -- barely enough for half a day of US consumption.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

A more efficient chip can improve operating economics while a larger deployment consumes additional cash.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Research in the US suggests a typical data centre consumes around 300,000 gallons of water a day, or about as much as 1,000 US households.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

How a four horse team whipped into a run on a straightaway consumes the road, surging and surging over it!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

A runner says he became so consumed by a fitness addiction that he spiralled into anxiety and became sleep deprived.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Their earlier research suggests that omega-3s may be more beneficial when consumed as part of a broader dietary pattern rather than taken in isolation as a supplement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

They’re not consumed by a desire to appear thankful for the privilege to make money from playing sports.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

In other words, participants who consumed more ultra-processed foods did not, as a group, experience higher rates of colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The flames amid the rubble consumed the remaining fragments of the house and gusted into the sky, a nimbus of fire.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite - the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

When scientists disabled this protein in laboratory experiments, cells began consuming more fuel, including fats and carbohydrates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Indonesian schoolchildren prayed for rain on Thursday as another firefighter lost his life battling drought-fuelled blazes consuming forests and peatlands and blanketing parts of Southeast Asia in a sickening haze.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

“We have no peers. We are dramatically changing the way we’re producing and consuming energy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Exhaustion consuming him, his mind wandered to his short time in the Maze, his time as a Runner and how much he’d wanted it—ever since that first night in the Glade.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner


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