intensive
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AI processing is extremely energy intensive, and China has demanded that data centres draw 80 percent of their power from renewable sources by the end of this decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Despite intensive treatment for more than three weeks, her condition deteriorated in the days leading up to her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Remote-piloted drones help to deliver supplies and evacuate the wounded, rescuing servicemen, Ukraine’s most valuable resource, but they remain labor intensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Over the past several days, her condition continued to deteriorate despite intensive treatment and the combined efforts of our veterinary team and consulting specialists," Ojai Raptor Center said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Much of northern and western Europe is still able to support productive intensive agriculture today, 7,000 years after the arrival of food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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