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voracious

[vaw-rey-shuhs, vuh-] / vɔˈreɪ ʃəs, və- /


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Amazon MGM is putting all of their chips on this film, and for good reason: Andy Weir’s 2021 source novel was a hit among critics and especially among voracious readers of contemporary science fiction.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Until the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, markets could be stuck with voracious appetite for trading around oil volatility.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Data centers’ voracious energy needs hold the potential to upend power markets spanning entire regions and push up residents’ bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Ioannis Spilanis, emeritus professor at the University of the Aegean, says what is happening in the Cyclades "is voracious, predatory real estate".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Of all these small burrowers, the voracious shrews find and consume the largest number of sawfly cocoons.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson