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"That's equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would have consumed flying between Paris and Athens," the group's head of aviation, Jerome du Boucher, told AFP Thursday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety warned parents whose babies have consumed the food to consult a doctor if their children show signs of bleeding, extreme weakness or paleness.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The bass have consumed so many fingerlings that state officials have resorted to the ridiculous extreme of transporting baby salmon in tanker trucks, from upstream hatcheries to downstream locations closer to the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In Bangladesh, an estimated 50 million people have consumed water exceeding the World Health Organization's guideline of 10 micrograms per liter.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

“I have consumed too much for that. Your little blade will not hurt me. Dragon fire will not burn me. I am here, and the power is here, and it is mine.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell