consumed
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The entire city of San Francisco consumed just over 5 GW of energy in 2024, according to state data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
A massive star has been torn apart and gradually consumed by a black hole in a spectacular event that scientists compared to "preparing a snack for lunch."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
On average, lower basin states have consumed about twice as much as the upper basin over the last 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Residents were ordered to evacuate two nearby villages as the flames consumed a third of the High Fens, with local officials warning the fire - which had been burning since Friday - could reach homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Each day, she seemed to drift further away, to become more insubstantial; it was as if she had the same peculiar wasting illness that had consumed Minnie.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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