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The tone is more John Hughes than John Carpenter, as you’ll work together with a number of actors to uncover a paranormal mystery that’s consuming a suburban town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Local communities have cited nondisclosure agreements and secrecy surrounding data-center plans as a big reason they oppose the facilities, which many blame for pushing up power prices and consuming large amounts of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The company pointed to Matthews reacting with "extreme scepticism and disbelief" to the idea of a person solely consuming Huel.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Bambi, a woman in her late 60s, began consuming conspiratorial media so religiously that she set timers to make sure she didn’t miss podcasts.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Beautiful and well, Yolanda muses, that's what she had wanted with Clive, all things beautiful and well, instead of their obsessive, consuming passion that left her—each time Clive left her—exhausted and distraught.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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