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intake

[in-tayk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /
NOUN
consumption
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Vantara's intake accelerated in 2019, and during the Covid-19 pandemic, when tourism stalled and zoos struggled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

She advises increasing fibre intake gradually to avoid bloating, noting that people with IBS may find it harder to tolerate.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The order miss can partly be explained by soft September Class 8 truck demand and Volvo’s decision to restrict orders to keep production and order intake closely aligned amid ongoing inflationary pressures, Kempf adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"In the third quarter of 2026, Thales once again recorded solid growth in both order intake and revenue," CEO Patrice Caine said in the earnings release.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

I heard a startled intake of breath as one hand went to her mouth.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“Although we do not know exactly what levels of Neu5Gc trigger an immune response, our data suggest that higher intakes of meat-derived Neu5Gc are associated with a progressively higher risk of T2D.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

If it drops an additional 33 feet, water won’t reach its intakes to generate hydroelectric power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

A 2025 case-control study from Vietnam found what researchers described as a U-shaped relationship between B12 intake and cancer risk, with both lower and higher intakes associated with increased risk.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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