consumption
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In the final week of 2025, more than 1.3 million acre-feet poured into the bay—enough water to supply all the state’s water consumption other than farms for nearly two months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Americans remain among the world’s leaders in per capita meat consumption, and even our vegetarians tend to abandon their abstinence sooner or later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“We incentivized them to try to smooth consumption consistent with a lot of economic models,” Duffy said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
At the end of 2025, Japan's reserves held enough oil for 254 days of domestic consumption - but the global energy crisis has prompted authorities to tap into these reserves.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
With stagnant wages and booming consumption, the cash-strapped American masses had a virtually unlimited demand for loans but an uncertain ability to repay them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing consumption
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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