as in consumes
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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All in all, the researchers estimated their new device consumes at most one-tenth the power of current state-of-the-art electronic neuromorphic hardware.
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Every inefficient query consumes additional compute resources.
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Because no one really eats onscreen anymore.
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack the small intestine when a person eats gluten.
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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 25 Jun. 2026.
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