consuming
Example Sentences
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The difference between the two is “deadweight loss”—welfare that vanishes because the person spending the money isn’t the one consuming the good.
If you spend much time online or consuming mass media, you might think that’s over—that Americans are deeply pessimistic about their country and feel powerless to change it.
“The low end of the income distribution is being squeezed by inflation and is consuming less,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
After making similar adjustments for health and lifestyle factors, the researchers found that daily consumption of high-fat cream was linked to a 16% lower risk of dementia compared with consuming none.
From Science Daily
The IEA sees demand in China, the top coal consuming nation, decreasing somewhat over the next five years.
From Barron's
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