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Her way out was in the stories her mother had devoured and her great-grandmother had told — and the stories she began to make up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022

The fast-food chain recently revealed a new ad campaign in Mexico that uses photos of customers sleeping inside their restaurants, allegedly after the customers had devoured large items from the menu's "King's Collection."

From Fox News • Sep. 24, 2019

When I had devoured that, I would grab anything at hand that had text: cereal boxes, cookbooks, Girl Scout handbooks, matchbook covers, magazines.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

It was a high-energy position that had devoured two directors in three years.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2016

After she had devoured it all, Mater Lumley produced a thick slice of Black Forest cake from the bakery next door.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood