absorbed

Example Sentences

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In other import-heavy areas, tariff pressures were more subdued, partly because retailers themselves absorbed the cost of higher duties.

From The Wall Street Journal

Viscous fibres, found in oats, seeds and some fruits and vegetables, slow down the speed sugar is absorbed and reduce sugar spikes in the bloodstream.

From BBC

Still under the influence of the propaganda she had absorbed as a child, she had not then grasped the degree of Mao’s cruelty and cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Several contacts that initially absorbed tariff-related costs were beginning to pass them on to customers as pre-tariff inventories became depleted or as pressures to preserve margins grew more acute," the Fed said.

From Barron's

Several businesses that initially absorbed tariff-related costs were beginning to pass them on to customers as pretariff inventories became depleted or as price pressures grew more acute, the report noted.

From MarketWatch