absorb
Example Sentences
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At the same time, a strike at Chile’s Mantoverde mine has intensified supply concerns as low inventories across major exchanges leave little room to absorb further disruptions.
The research comes months after a study found Australia's tropical rainforests were among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb.
From Barron's
“Low inventories across major exchanges leave little room to absorb further supply shocks.”
From Barron's
"These are extreme disturbances within the system, and it has not yet been investigated whether the glacial system can absorb this amount of water and is able to influence the drainage itself."
From Science Daily
Analysts and automakers predict U.S. annual sales will fall in 2026 following three straight years of gains as belt-tightening American car buyers collide with tariff costs that companies probably won’t keep absorbing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
