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gobble (up)

verb

Definition of gobble (up)

as in to turn over

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Black is legally required to turn over his NDAs to the House Oversight Committee by next week, the committee confirmed Friday.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The Department of Justice attempted to compel states to turn over their voter files, and sued more than two dozen that refused to do so.

— Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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Political theory students still study their practical wisdom, often after devouring centuries of more speculative and theoretical texts.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
If Spam isn’t your thing — how dare you — locals just as eagerly devour katsubi (a chicken katsu musubi), egg musubi or even, yes, hot dog musubi.

— USA Today, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of devour

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The primary means of compromise the agency warned about was hackers scanning IP ranges with active Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agents that accept common or default authentication credentials.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Shoppers can scan or tap an item’s barcode to pull up an instant breakdown of nutrition facts.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

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The AdGuard Family Plan helps address both, offering lifetime protection and a cleaner, safer browsing experience across multiple devices.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Florida afternoons are the ideal time to linger in a café, browse a local shop, peruse a museum, or pop into a movie while rain cools things down.

— Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026

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