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China has huge excess capacity in sectors from steel to solar panels and electric vehicles, while its slowing economy cannot absorb the output.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It can deliver wood for local industry, absorb carbon and improve habitat for wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

"They're not in a position to absorb them as well as automakers."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I don’t really think that there’s potential for this economy to absorb 6%, 7% rates for a long period of time,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The woman slowed the crank, so the sentences spilled out one by one and she could absorb every word.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

But if AI absorbs the most manual elements of pulling pacing reports and tweaking platform bids, for example, practitioners might be able to see and work beyond their silos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The material is hygroscopic, meaning it readily absorbs water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

I showed them a jellyfish that lights up like police flashers when it’s threatened, and another jellyfish that absorbs all the light that surrounds it.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

Kenneth Heideman is spending $120 a month more on gas and groceries than a year ago, but he said that’s just the start of higher costs he’s absorbed in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Existing bondholders have absorbed painful price declines, but new capital can now lock in yields unavailable for much of the past two decades,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not hearing from your child all the time isn't necessarily a cause for concern - "they might just be having a really good time and are getting absorbed into university life," Rayyah adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Elected in 2016, Gonzalez held the 15th Congressional District for three terms until 2021, when a Texas redistricting shift absorbed his McAllen home into the 34th district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Other patrons pass by on their way from one part of the circus to another, too absorbed in their conversations to notice him contemplating a postcard-size tag by the side of a tent.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“As governments and companies seek financing, markets are absorbing unprecedented issuance, increasing competition for scarce capital,” said Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research, and Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy, at Glenmede.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Aqel, grounding her food in Jordan while absorbing techniques from around the world.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The World Bank warned that Nepal needs to build a hydropower system capable of anticipating, absorbing and recovering from increasingly complex Himalayan hazards.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

One possible class of substances capable of such strong absorption is highly absorbing conjugated organic molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

They sit quietly, absorbing his story, and then flood him with questions.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren