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But echo itself won't be an issue -even the bricks have been specially selected to absorb reflected sounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Calcium is a major structural component of bone, while vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and supports normal bone metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Demand is also excessive,” said Pelle, who believes the economy is sturdy enough to absorb higher rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

My gaze swept about the room, trying to absorb the sights.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

When enough of them take their money out, the manager sells bonds to pay them at whatever the market offers that morning, and everyone still in the fund absorbs it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

It passes to the shareholders of the bank that absorbs it, to the pensioners whose funds hold those shares and to the customers whose data the agent reached on its way out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The first-class seat cushion absorbs my weight as the plane takes off, bound for the small city that will soon be in the spotlight.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

After drinking a cup of coffee, it is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it quickly reaches the brain.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Ultimately,” he said, “the losses must still be absorbed somewhere in the economy through higher taxes, lower returns to households … or some combination of these.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

When these transport systems are impaired, less dietary oxalate is absorbed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The doorway soon absorbed her boxes, and she gave me her hand and a smile, and said good-night, and was absorbed likewise.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

It means the unknown absorber must either be extremely effective at absorbing light, exist at a very high concentration inside the droplets, or satisfy both conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Part of growing as a creative is absorbing more reference materials, especially those outside of your comfort zone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

For a long time, the Earth has been absorbing more energy than it loses.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

So I was not faced with the prospect of absorbing chemistry until I went to Copenhagen to do my postdoctoral research with the biochemist Herman Kalckar.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson