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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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By reducing the need for excessive household saving, hukou reform would increase consumption as a percentage of gross domestic product by 0.6 percentage point over five years, recent research from the International Monetary Fund argued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Another concern is that token consumption will keep increasing even if token prices decline, especially once OpenAI and Anthropic go public.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Regular consumption of high-sodium foods can reduce sensitivity to salty flavors, leading some people to prefer stronger levels of saltiness.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Our research builds on decades of work showing that public opinion is strongly influenced by media consumption.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“Nollywood is really public theater, and if you understand it like that, then it is more tolerable. It’s for public consumption, even mass participation, not the kind of individual experience that film is.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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