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intake

[in-teyk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /
NOUN
consumption
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But here’s the thing: That is total fluid intake, not water specifically.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Yale researchers have previously shown that people who followed moderate calorie restriction, cutting calorie intake by 14% for two years, developed stronger immune defenses without experiencing problems related to growth or reproduction.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

New research from Emory University suggests that higher vitamin D supplement intake may be linked to stronger cognitive performance in adults who face an increased risk of developing dementia.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The intake of June’s breath nearly sucked the air from the room.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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

Ceri Roberts, the council's Welsh-medium education transformation officer, said Welsh-medium primary school intakes in the county borough were rising and a number of schools had won awards in Welsh education.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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