intake
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"It helps increase their vegetable intake without causing a battle."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Let's hope things get better," he said, warning that those who enjoy eating a hearty breakfast will have to reduce their intake.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
For those concerned about sugar intake, Lev Sercarz has also touted the benefits of cinnamon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The majority of the studies on UPFs that make headlines are observational papers looking at associations between self-reported food intake and health outcomes—these tell us little about whether UPFs actually cause ill health.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
When I came out of it I received the usual lecture about slowing up, losing weight, limiting the cholesterol intake.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Higher intakes are sometimes needed during illness, frailty or recovery, unless someone has been advised to restrict protein because of kidney disease or another condition.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
One of California’s two main north-south water conduits, it pumps water from the Delta near the intakes of the other major system, the State Water Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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
There should be three more intakes before the end of this year, with a target of training 4,000 recruits every year from now on.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
And yet, when finally she stopped, she merely stopped, without the painful, knifelike intakes of breath that usually follow a violent outburst-inburst.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 2
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