absorb
Example Sentences
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He absorbed a Williamson elbow in the fourth quarter and ended up in the front row of the stands holding his jaw.
From Los Angeles Times
There isn’t enough cushion in the system to absorb big supply disruptions.
Two major ratings agencies have raised concerns about Paramount’s credit because of the enormous debt the David Ellison-led company will have to shoulder — at least $79 billion — once it absorbs the larger Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times
Loubna Mrie’s candid and absorbing memoir, ‘Defiance,’ is a stark reminder of the corruptions of power, the uncertainties of revolution and the frequent viciousness of human nature.
From Los Angeles Times
That funding, he said, supports clinics, hospitals and community clinic partners now absorbing patients who previously went to the clinics that closed on Feb. 27.
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