consume
Example Sentences
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The new dietary guidelines encourage people to consume red meat regularly, and illustrations of steak and ground beef sit prominently at the top of the food pyramid.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Unlike other large customers, new AI data centers can consume the same amount of electricity as an entire city, while guzzling power around the clock.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The breakthrough could be especially important for artificial intelligence systems, which consume enormous amounts of power.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
For so long, gendered eating has dictated what women can and can’t consume.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
But the river of surplus corn is waiting and so the cows must be forced to consume it and turn it into beef you and I can buy.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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