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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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Yet the U.S.’s average annual consumption is just 19 metric tons, which costs $7.2 million.

From Barron's

When mitochondria increase their oxygen consumption under stress, they can lower the amount of oxygen available inside chloroplasts.

From Science Daily

Long-term forecasts increasingly show oil consumption growing for decades.

From Barron's

The BPC said in a statement that if fuel consumption can be cut by 25 percent, Bangladesh will have 14 days of diesel left.

From Barron's

On deck this week are February’s consumer price index, January’s personal consumption expenditures index, more jobs news, and Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment reading.

From Barron's