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Before testing the first atom bomb, the Los Alamos crew asked Hans Bethe to confirm with math that it wouldn’t start a chain reaction and consume the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

These gas-rich environments trap radiation and allow the black holes to consume material much more efficiently than black holes can in the modern Universe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the way people consume media has changed—some now wait until an entire series is released to binge it at once.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Zambians have been urged not to consume, sell, distribute or handle meat from animals that have died suddenly or from suspected anthrax.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I don’t leave it out long enough. Some days the insects consume all the milk before I collect the pans. Thirsty critters.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

As former Goldman Sachs commodity strategist Jeff Currie pointed out a month ago, “Nobody on planet earth consumes crude oil. Refineries do. Everyone else consumes gasoline and diesel.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

In the United States, that hidden water use can be twice the amount a data center consumes on its own.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

To deal with the water shortages along the Colorado River, others have suggested policies that encourage farmers to grow less hay — which consumes nearly half of the water diverted from the river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

She consumes about 3,500 calories every day to ensure she has enough energy.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“The painting attracts me, revolts me, consumes me.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

China’s car industry has consumed market share from traditional automakers around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The maneuver was completed with more than 99% accuracy and consumed less than 10% of the fuel reserved for it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Last year, Irish data centres consumed 23% of the country's electricity and the demand for energy has pushed up the price for consumers.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Opposition lawmaker Ezio Angelini says Venezuela produced 20,000 megawatts a day and consumed just 12,000 before longtime leader Hugo Chavez took power in 1999.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

It had been rebuilt after a fire consumed the original hall.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Another large-scale outbreak was reported in 2011, with more than 500 cases, when five people died after consuming meat from infected hippos.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“You see a lot of people consuming the minimum, what they need to get by through the week,” said owner Carina Murillo, 31, as she checked out customers on a recent weekday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Analysts say the group's Chinese patronage and business ties have allowed Wa State to remain relatively insulated from the civil war consuming the rest of Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Result: whiffs of the paper-clip maximizer, an ancient AI thought experiment in which a computer ends up consuming all planetary resources pursuant to its instruction to make paper clips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I could see it was consuming the energy of the entire city.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals