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At age 65, essential expenses for the average household consume about 45% of income.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant and psychoactive substance in the world, and coffee is how most people consume it.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

They have also advised people to use air-conditioners, drink enough water and consume salt, as well as avoid prolonged outdoor activities.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Big Shot plans to reimagine the high-pitched crew for audiences that consume content overwhelmingly on digital-first platforms, such as YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

While some nomadic hunter-gatherers may occasionally bag more food than they can consume in a few days, such a bonanza is of little use to them because they cannot protect it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In normal circumstances, the world economy consumes a little over 100 million barrels of oil daily.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Astronomers use the term engulfment to describe what happens when a star consumes a planet.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026

The first chapter still consumes me with grief, anger, and inherited trauma.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

This separation is a phase change that consumes energy, inducing a cooling effect, like when steam evaporates off a cup of hot water.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

He consumes enormous portions, and “no” is not part of his vocabulary, whether the food is good or bad.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Investigators are typically working weeks after an outbreak begins, when the food in question has been consumed or discarded, or contamination is no longer detectable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The women's game has trialled a fan choice pilot, external over the past two seasons, permitting alcohol to be consumed in the stands.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Your inclination toward dreaming, and how easily you are consumed by it, is your heart’s way of creating not just a gorgeous life for yourself, but a more rose-tinted world for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Through questionnaires completed every 1 to 4 years, participants reported how often they consumed sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda, fruit punch, lemonade, sweetened tea and sports drinks.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

He seems a whole lot more interested in breaking the world record for number of pizza slices consumed in one sitting than in talking to Avery, but maybe he’s just shy.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Oil is at the heart of two major conflicts consuming the world’s attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Among people with optimal blood pressure, consuming 1-3 cups a day was associated with a greater risk of developing high blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

People contract the illness by consuming food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person that contained the parasite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Exhaustion consuming him, his mind wandered to his short time in the Maze, his time as a Runner and how much he’d wanted it—ever since that first night in the Glade.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner