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Since the year began, more than 7,000 wildfires have devoured 3,000 square miles, Cal Fire said.

From Fox News Sep. 6, 2021

Thousands have been forced to flee the flames, which have devoured forests, agricultural land, homes and businesses.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2021

Some scholars cautioned that the good news had yet to be peer reviewed, but officials and pandemic-weary people worldwide, desperate for information, have devoured the findings.

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2021

Fans have devoured the show's hilarious, zero-filter conversations with an appetite to match guest star Ed Sheeran, who ate "four helpings of sausages" during his appearance.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2020

Who knows on what spot of the earth his bones are mouldering, or what dogs and birds have devoured him?

From Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece by Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna)