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guzzle

[guhz-uhl] / ˈgʌz əl /


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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

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

The rise of AI is powering a wave of extra demand for copper, with huge amounts of the conducting metal now finding its way into server farms that guzzle electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2025

But: With osteoporosis the clear nemesis in all of this, it’s time to guzzle milk and inhale other calcium-rich food to shore up my bones, right?

From Slate Feb. 27, 2025

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

Then Mr. Fetterman guzzles the bottle and gratefully tosses the kid a T-shirt.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2022

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

Mountain Valley’s green glass bottles, guzzled by Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow, were for moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

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

Two dogs helped prevent Tonni, a tiny loggerhead sea turtle, from being guzzled by gulls on Moel y Don beach on Anglesey on Thursday.

From BBC Jan. 9, 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

They wandered through the spires and turrets of Luna Park, rode more rides, gobbled peanuts, and guzzled more Cokes.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Unlike other large customers, new AI data centers can consume the same amount of electricity as an entire city, while guzzling power around the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

He began to lose weight and started guzzling water "like he was in a desert", his mum, Carys Hobbs-Sargeant, said.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jan. 28, 2026

In Los Angeles, there are many characteristically creative options to help stave off the existential despair of politics, such as stress relief workshops, guzzling cold-pressed juices and special taco deals.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2024

‘You is only interested in guzzling human beans.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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