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gobble

[gob-uhl] / ˈgɒb əl /


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Such allusions leave “Backrooms” open to charges of being derivative; Mr. Parsons is of a generation that has a tendency to gobble up content and issue reworked versions of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

For all the recent worries that AI will destroy whole industries and gobble up tech’s cash, Chronert says the ongoing spending boom will boost profits this year.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“Sinners” is the most exciting film of 2025, both for what it is and for what it proves: that fresh blockbusters still exist and people are eager to gobble them up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Predators destroy an estimated 25 million birds, chicks, and eggs a year, while 30 million possums gobble up 21,000 tons of vegetation a night, depleting the food supply for native animals.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

“There’s no need to gobble your grapefruit like a pig,” Fred told a woman professor from Columbia University, who had arrived late and was trying to catch up with the rest of us.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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