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Along the way the reader follows Graham as the academy’s intrigue threatens to consume him, to the detriment of his legal practice and his marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Other sports offer designated alcohol-free sections, something that football clubs may wish to copy for some families and supporters who do not consume alcohol because of their religion.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Analysts expect third-quarter interest expenses to consume roughly a quarter of revenue.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

While many maggots consume dead or decomposing material, screwworm larvae feed on healthy, living flesh.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

But if your hearts are capable of shame, leave my great hall, and take your dinner elsewhere, consume your own stores.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

“Nobody consumes crude oil,” but rather the fuels that come from it, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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

She consumes about 3,500 calories every day to ensure she has enough energy.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

California, which decades ago was a hub of oil drilling, has seen an exodus of oil producers and refiners since the 1980s, forcing it to import 75% of the oil it consumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He is the void that consumes all magic, the cold that consumes all fire, the silence that consumes all speech.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

It's been used for centuries for its stimulant properties, grounded and consumed similar to tea.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Snarky fisking — responding to an article line-by-line — gave way to the quiz boom, which was consumed by the personal essay before the long decade of short-form video.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Fullness, rather than a bodily signal that food has been consumed, can be interpreted as evidence that you’ve gone too far, done too much.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Its deeply distressing to know that Ruben’s final moments were consumed by confusion, fear, pain and disregard for his life,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Hunger opened up in the boy like a chasm, in spite of the bland chicken breast he’d just consumed.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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 gas market is pulling back partially in sympathy with lower oil prices and continued mild temperature forecasts across key consuming regions,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Another large-scale outbreak was reported in 2011, with more than 500 cases, when five people died after consuming meat from infected hippos.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

A meta-analysis that included 32 studies found evidence of an elevated risk among people consuming larger amounts of dairy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Fires sprang up amid the ruined buildings, converged, and raced toward Howard’s dealership, consuming four city blocks per hour.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand