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intake

[in-teyk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /
NOUN
consumption
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Compared with men in the lowest UPF consumption group, those in the three higher intake groups had a 29% greater risk of prostate cancer.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

The most cited recommendations for water come from the National Academy of Medicine, which calls for a total daily fluid intake of 3.7 liters for men and 2.7 liters for women.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Pauling’s recommendation is also much higher than the recommended daily intake in Australia and other countries.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

But here’s the thing: That is total fluid intake, not water specifically.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They floated aimlessly, until one by one they were slowly sucked into the intake screen of our air-conditioning system.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Higher intakes are sometimes needed during illness, frailty or recovery, unless someone has been advised to restrict protein because of kidney disease or another condition.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

Few automobile exteriors are ever finished like this, with its broad, sterling-like chrome garnishes at the lower grille intakes, the rocker panels, exhaust outlets and bumpers, all smoothed perfectly into the blown-glass curvatures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

In the coming year, the reservoir could decline to a point where water can no longer pass through intakes to generate hydroelectric power.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

As temperatures dropped, snow and ice appeared and began clogging the air intakes of the Vimy’s two engines.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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