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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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The company pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption at an earlier hearing, offering a "full and unreserved apology".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

AI’s vast consumption of cash is beyond even the capability of private markets, however.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Customers were then advised to boil their water before consumption for a nine-day period after supply returned.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Some metabolite changes appeared after consumption of both the tomato-soy juice and the control tomato juice, indicating that tomatoes may produce biological effects even without high levels of lycopene.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

But by midday all the daily chores were done; the evening meal was prepared and only awaited consumption.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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