consume
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"Who are we allowing to feed into us and manipulate what media we consume, which bubbles we're in?" she continued.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
When coffee drinkers stopped drinking coffee, researchers observed substantial shifts in their gut metabolite profiles compared with people who did not normally consume coffee.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In an impressive logistical feat, they’ll pull into their home port in the morning and sail that afternoon with thousands of new customers and all the food and booze they can consume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
One small company says tariff compliance could consume 2% to 4% of its working capital before it commercializes its first medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It wasn’t the tactical possibilities that made him consume time, but the long, drawn-out endgame position, rife with complications.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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When a black hole actively consumes gas, it can release tremendous amounts of energy and heat nearby material.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Gulf Coast produces far more diesel than it consumes and accounted for roughly 90% of U.S. distillate exports last year, while the East and West coasts rely in part on imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the United States, that hidden water use can be twice the amount a data center consumes on its own.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
To deal with the water shortages along the Colorado River, others have suggested policies that encourage farmers to grow less hay — which consumes nearly half of the water diverted from the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Humans and monkeys are both primates, and Ebola feeds on primates in the same way that a predator consumes certain kinds of flesh.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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They also fed more frequently and for longer stretches as they tore apart, pulled at, manipulated, and consumed the carcasses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
She has also vowed to close a "loophole" that prevents prosecutors from pursuing rape charges in cases when the victim has voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It’s kind of consumed my life,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And here I was now, twenty-nine years old, sitting in the very same apartment where I'd watched all that TV and consumed all those meals dished up by the patient and selfless Marian Robinson.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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External and internal studies into the seabirds has started with stomach rinsing also taking place to see if the birds have been consuming the nurdles.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Although the keto-fed mice did not become obese, their tumor rates were similar to, and in some cases higher than, those seen in mice consuming the obesogenic high fat/high calorie diet.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The tone is more John Hughes than John Carpenter, as you’ll work together with a number of actors to uncover a paranormal mystery that’s consuming a suburban town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bambi, a woman in her late 60s, began consuming conspiratorial media so religiously that she set timers to make sure she didn’t miss podcasts.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The open trap was only a few feet ahead, but the fire was spreading fast, consuming the old wood and dry straw faster than she would have believed.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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