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guzzle

[guhz-uhl] / ˈgʌz əl /


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Centers like the one proposed by Global Stack do not guzzle water the way larger ones do, but they still can use extra power or generate air and noise pollution, Ren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Swap out your air filter: A clogged filter chokes airflow, forcing your AC to guzzle more power to do the same job.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

PHOENIX—A new style of architecture is rising in the sprawling suburbs of the Sonoran Desert: windowless data centers that hum 24 hours a day and guzzle as much electricity as a midsize city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Data centres could guzzle 9.32 trillion litres of water by 2030, enough to meet the annual basic water needs of the entire population of sub-Saharan Africa, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

I start to guzzle down the water, with no intention of sharing, because I know these kids have water of their own.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Water use concerns have also risen as big tech guzzles water to cool data centers that power artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that residential landscaping across the U.S. guzzles nearly 8 billion gallons of water daily: more than we use for showering and washing clothes combined.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

In the two-minute video, Paddington guzzles tea in front of the queen, before offering a spare marmalade sandwich to make up for his poor table manners.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

The Abrams typically weighs nearly 80 tons, and it has a gas-turbine engine that infamously guzzles fuel and would create an even greater logistical burden on Ukrainian forces, the U.S. official said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022

I get him a glass of water, which he guzzles.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

Only six brewers can provide the beer guzzled at Oktoberfest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

She enrolled in a free parenting course and a theatre course, "guzzled" up the information and wanted more.

From BBC ● May 26, 2023

Last Friday, he marked the debut in Israel of a familiar American convenience store chain with a tweet proclaiming, “Oh, thank heaven for 7-11” and an accompanying video in which he joyously guzzled a Slurpee.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

There are only 15 minutes between shows, just enough to fit in a wardrobe change, a bathroom break and a rapidly guzzled Diet Coke.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022

The exposition by day might wear a chaste gown of white staff, but at night it danced barefoot and guzzled champagne.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The world is guzzling so much oil from commercial and strategic inventories that they risk falling below their minimum operating levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

When seven-year-old Roo suddenly became unwell last year - losing weight and guzzling water - his doctors and parents feared he might have a brain tumour.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

“Indeed, neither the Gulf war nor Russia-Ukraine could stop oil barrels guzzling out.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026

The ruling disrupted fertility treatments that are expensive, physically and emotionally taxing, and extremely time-sensitive, guzzling precious resources that many couples did not have.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

‘All of them is guzzling human beans every night,’ the BFG answered.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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