as in consumes
to have complete control over
sewed up the available openings so that no one else had a chance to play golf
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Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
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The moniker, though befitting a sports car, almost perfectly describes the high-stakes pursuit that consumes the remaining two hours.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Everything from his faux signature to the fact that Chad neither attends the university nor possesses the identifying documents to enroll creates a new crisis.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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If a child already possesses these skills, then redshirting is not needed.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The expectation was that rates could move more decisively on Friday, when the monthly employment report was set for release, but the government shutdown now has that in limbo.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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This helps ensure that no one monopolizes the event and that the more reserved employees have a chance to share.—
Chintan Shah,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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