absorber
Example Sentences
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Earlier, Boutcher said that the stalemate meant the police had "once again become the shock absorber of our society".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Rather than immediately identifying the unknown absorber, the results make the list of plausible candidates more restrictive.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The pullback in oil purchasing has acted as a shock absorber for the global economy, keeping a lid on prices, and was a big surprise to commodities traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then you can apply a dynamic withdrawal strategy, with the guardrails and shock absorber discussed above, to the spending that remains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
But the only one who accepted his answer was Little Lou, who was like that, an absorber.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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