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sews up

verb

present tense third-person singular of sew up

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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Jongmin Lee, a quantum sensing scientist at SNL, has been working to build an extremely small version of this device, one that consumes very little power and can be used in the field.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Throughout our conversation, Angelyne adds ice cubes to the bowl, swirls it with a spoon, and consumes it like gazpacho.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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Cutting overseas dependency China possesses extensive rubidium and cesium reserves locked inside specialty lithium ores and salt-lake brines.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Valero Energy Pure-play refiner Valero Energy possesses advanced, complex refineries capable of dynamically adjusting output to maximize diesel when desired.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

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Belarus still has 912 political prisoners, including 20 journalists, according to the Viasna human rights center.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
There are 795 rooms here, including 58 suites, and every one of them has a private lanai (a Hawaiian balcony or veranda) with either a garden or an ocean view.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

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