as in consumes
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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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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And today the district, which is in charge of the lake’s restoration, regularly harvests thousands of pounds of gizzard shad, a bottom-feeding junk fish that stirs up and eats nutrients on the lake floor.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Every time Forrest eats, his small intestine breaks down the resulting slurry of kibble into glucose and other compounds.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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“Tucks (away or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucks%20%28away%20or%20in%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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