consumption
Example Sentences
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But companies aren’t required to design products to prevent abuse or excessive consumption.
Ukraine's total gas consumption in 2025 was 21 billion cubic metres, the Dixi group consultancy said in a report in March, meaning Hungary accounted for 14 percent of Ukraine's total gas use in 2025.
From Barron's
The cabinet has set a target of cutting electricity consumption by 25 percent, ordering street lamps switched off and asking civil servants to use table fans instead of power-hungry air conditioners.
From Barron's
“I charge my car after midnight because the rate is lower because the consumption is lower.”
From MarketWatch
Xiaomi reported a slump in quarterly net profit, caught between soaring memory-chip prices and subdued consumption in one of the world’s largest consumer markets.
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