pour
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As tech companies pour billions of dollars into building data centers, the investments could create jobs, but AI could strain vital resources such as electricity and water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Commuters pour out of a subway station with blown-out windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most people pour the leftover brine down the drain without a second thought.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Google, Amazon and Meta collectively plan to pour some $650bn into the technology this year.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Now, Jez, you pour this, drop by drop, into that can of paint there.”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
The walls are lined with his paintings and light pours in from a window behind him, which looks out on his home in Southampton, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Every significant criminal case eventually becomes a vessel into which the country pours its anxieties, fears, loyalties, and grievances.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
The first pours of Cup of Ambition will be served at Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop, a new travel center opening June 24 off Exit 22 on Interstate 65 south of Nashville.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
That means the percentage of the fund invested in SpaceX will decline as more money pours in.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
He gets some plastic cups and pours us all a small drink.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
EdgeCore is owned by Partners Group, a Swiss private investment firm that has poured billions into the company to support expansions in Virginia, Arizona and other markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Noskova immediately fell to the court as her relief poured out, with 29-year-old Muchova walking around the net to congratulate her Paris 2024 Olympics doubles partner.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Investors poured in nearly $8 billion across 207 deals in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana metro areas, up 28% from a year earlier, according to PitchBook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The company’s AI strategy has long been criticized, as investors saw insufficient return on the billions of dollars that Meta poured into hiring top researchers for Meta Superintelligence Labs and toward building data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Whatever energy I had, I poured into hating him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
US data center construction spending has surged in recent years, with tech firms pouring tens of billions of dollars into building out infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
For Mortimore, the most important question is whether the application layer of AI can generate enough returns to justify the enormous amounts of money pouring into the hardware layer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
When Americans think about campaign finance, they usually picture wealthy donors, political action committees and super PACs pouring money into elections.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The railroads brought settlers pouring into America’s interior, igniting conflict with Native American tribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The barrier outside keeps us in,” Mawusi answers, sadness pouring from her eyes.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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