consume
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And while lettuce shouldn’t be given up entirely, experts are advising to consume it with caution.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
At age 65, essential expenses for the average household consume about 45% of income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
People who regularly consume larger amounts of caffeinated coffee may gradually develop a tolerance.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
They have also advised people to use air-conditioners, drink enough water and consume salt, as well as avoid prolonged outdoor activities.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The fear that over the years would grow to consume her.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
In normal circumstances, the world economy consumes a little over 100 million barrels of oil daily.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Astronomers use the term engulfment to describe what happens when a star consumes a planet.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The first chapter still consumes me with grief, anger, and inherited trauma.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“The painting attracts me, revolts me, consumes me.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Investigators are typically working weeks after an outbreak begins, when the food in question has been consumed or discarded, or contamination is no longer detectable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Your inclination toward dreaming, and how easily you are consumed by it, is your heart’s way of creating not just a gorgeous life for yourself, but a more rose-tinted world for everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Through questionnaires completed every 1 to 4 years, participants reported how often they consumed sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda, fruit punch, lemonade, sweetened tea and sports drinks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
In 2025, more than 393,000 hectares had been consumed by flames in Spain, according to the European Forest Fire Information System, the worst toll in the country's recent history.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
I had ordered my favorite, a BLT, while Carl consumed a cold-cuts combo with hot peppers and onions.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some research has found that consuming them can lead to health problems, including irregular heartbeats and high blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But they didn't stop consuming this forbidden content, she continues.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
When organisms died, their remains sank and decomposed, consuming oxygen in the surrounding water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Comparing texts word by word turned out to be quite the consuming task.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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