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For him and his family, this is a rare chance to devour durians "of good quality, and sometimes at nearly half the price of previous seasons".

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The series had a successful reboot as Gen Z viewers continue to devour vintage programs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

A data center for AI training can devour as much electricity as 1,000 Walmart stores, while an AI search can use 10 times the amount of energy as a google search.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

And tossed away the pelts, where overnight the russy, the fierce little rat-snakes, would devour them and the entrails and the bones, and lick clean the bloody snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

That hot, hard rock devours conventional drill bits and makes a hash of the concrete usually poured deep underground around the steel pipes required to line such a well and keep it from collapsing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Nantz eats a hot dog at halftime, too, but only devours those during the NFL season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Homo ecophagus means the man who devours the ecosystem — and that's what we are doing.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023

“The glimourie. The world’s glimourie. He devours it.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Pre-IPO allocations have been devoured by wealthy investors, and post-IPO trading is expected to be truly avaricious.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

"Books devoured me, they ate me," she said.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

It arrived at the peak of unscripted television’s popularity — a period when audiences devoured shows like “Survivor” and “American Idol” at their regularly scheduled times on television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

Maggie and Kate devoured the snack while continuing their talk with the dead.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

She never finished high school, but compensated for her incomplete education by devouring books and absorbing ideas.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

"Is it fair that our people are devouring each other?" lamented 71-year-old Maria Esther Bernal, who rented shops to Chinese merchants, all of which were looted.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

“Work was really devouring me,” Luis Saavedra said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Now, Mobile Fortify’s widespread use by ICE has raised concerns among privacy advocates and some former officials, who argue the app is devouring huge amounts of personal information without adequate oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

And yet there she sat, in a chair right next to him, devouring a plate of greasy pork chops and fried okra.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson