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In some cases, power infrastructure takes up more space in a data center than the servers.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Spanish league, at around £780m, takes up the lion's share.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“But, yes, above 100, the pressure starts to increase dramatically, because the liquid phase becomes gas phase, and gas takes up any space available. It’ll take up more volume and become highly pressurized.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Many Americans don’t have transportation alternatives for work, which means they keep paying the extra cost of gas while they can, but it takes up more of their paycheck.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

There was a short period of time when I was obsessed with the study of the ocean, since it takes up more than 70 percent of the planet.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan



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