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consume

[kuhn-soom] / kənˈsum /




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Today’s graduates face education costs that consume years of earnings while carrying debt their grandparents never imagined.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

STV argued the way people consume news is changing.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

How much water and electricity do they consume?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

B12 from a normal diet containing meat, fish, eggs, dairy or fortified foods is not usually the issue: it is very difficult to consume too much B12 from food alone.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Then we consume these non-foods alone in our cars.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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