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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The reason this is important, says Lab Group Manager for R&D Alok Warey, is because aerodynamic drag consumes a lot of battery energy in EVs—up to 50 percent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
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Put simply, food noise consumes your life.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Inter Miami defeated Orlando 4-2 at Inter&Co Stadium in March and possesses the firepower to replicate that result.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The Higgs field also possesses electroweak and hypercharge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Apr. 2026
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Every Friday, Mira’s family has a movie-and-pizza night.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sun open the regular season Friday with a road rematch against the Liberty, and the team has some big decisions to make after Sunday’s result with final rosters due Thursday.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sews up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sews%20up. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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