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intake

[in-tayk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /
NOUN
consumption
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The jet-pump intake can become clogged with grass, trash and sand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

If brain fog and anxiety are concerns, simply regulating nutritional intake can solve for that, no matter what your cortisol tests say.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Higher berry intake was linked to slower increases in ventricular volume.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Uefa Pro Licence, external - the qualification needed to coach at the highest level of English football - costs £14,000, and there are only 24 places per intake.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I hopped across the alley to the roof of the bakery and smiled at her startled intake of breath.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

At accounting firm Grant Thornton, just 10% of U.K. trainee intakes were apprentices in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Current legume consumption across Europe and the UK remains below dietary recommendations, with average intakes of only 8-15 g/day, far below the recommendations of 65 to 100 g/day recommended for overall cardiovascular health," they added.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

People who had higher intakes of beta-carotene as a food coloring had a 44% increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared with those who had a lower intake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The measures are intended to prevent Lake Powell from falling so low that water would no longer reach intakes to turn turbines and generate electricity — a point it could have reached by August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

I taped up eight of the intakes, leaving only one of them active.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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