consumption
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It has warned that as a last resort, large industrial consumers would have to face restrictions on consumption in the evening hours to save electricity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Alpines see growing evidence for their argument that reduced costs will drive more consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
His consumption of this content as well as anxiety over studies and family issues might have also fuelled his actions, they add.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The result could be less HBM content per chip but more chips in the supply chain, which could lead to overall higher consumption of HBM in 2027 than what was previously forecast, Arcuri said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
I stated that the food was unfit for human consumption.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Cutting meat consumptions — particularly red meat, particularly in high-income countries — represents an opportunity to lower methane emissions.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
Because of Covid-19 and the sanctions, this trade was stopped - and his relatives had to sell for domestic consumptions for a much lower return, making it "hard to survive".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Religious celebrations — what with sacred slaughters, a stress on all things kosher, ritualized consumptions — are a particular point of tension for Jews who eat vegan.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
Each individual has to pay for their own consumptions choices.
From Forbes ● Apr. 5, 2015
The same writer entertains the belief that about one third of all the consumptions originate from weakness of the abdominal belts.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew
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