1
as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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as in consumes
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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Health officials said the risk of exposure could increase as summer travel ramps up and Los Angeles welcomes international visitors for FIFA World Cup events being held in the region.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026 -
The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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All in all, the researchers estimated their new device consumes at most one-tenth the power of current state-of-the-art electronic neuromorphic hardware.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Every inefficient query consumes additional compute resources.—
Chhandomay Mandal,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Not everyone embraces beaver rewilding, especially when — unlike the Ealing project — the animals are introduced illicitly, said George Holmes, a conservation professor at the University of Leeds.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The latest album from John Dwyer and his fellow garage-psych explorers embraces a fluid, improvisatory approach rooted in sprawling jam sessions and infinitely unspooling grooves.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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“Eats (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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