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The British have been imbibing gin, or some approximation of it, for hundreds of years.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

The General Foods empire is built largely on coffee�one-third of its sales come from it�but Americans have been imbibing less of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If you have been imbibing the opinions of the Lady of the British Legation—!"

From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames

No: far from being strangers, we have been imbibing similar principles, similar views, and similar affections.

From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Holcroft, Thomas