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absorb

[ab-sawrb, -zawrb] / æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /




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Fund investors in October had to absorb a selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Insulin injections can help reduce blood sugar by allowing muscle cells to absorb glucose from the bloodstream.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

"User funds remain safe. Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not our users," it said on X.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users," the company said in a statement on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

I wanted to take a moment and absorb everything, but I had to keep up with Nasreen Baji as she hurried toward the sari shop.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

Military spending now absorbs about 8% of economic output, roughly double its prewar share, Flug estimated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Fresh snow reflects much of the sunlight that reaches it, while darker, exposed ice absorbs more solar energy.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

When we see Ho-seok scolded at a grueling new job for endangering himself, he mutely absorbs it and shuffles to the side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Water absorbs into the body faster than anything.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

For now, demand from U.S. cloud providers for Nvidia’s chips far exceeds supply, Gerra said, meaning any weakness in Southeast Asia can be absorbed through next year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Firms tell us this pressure continues and is leading them to also try to pass on increases that they’ve absorbed to date.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Both provide amino acids that the body uses to build and maintain tissues, but they are digested and absorbed at different rates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

He said residents were also worried about flooding as the fields currently absorbed "vast amounts of rainwater".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

I ducked lower, ready to run, but apparently he was too absorbed in his own thoughts to realize I was just a few feet away.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Jet-fuel expenses have surged by tens of billions of dollars, but carriers say households are absorbing the increase in fares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“You Can See Everything” is an absorbing study of public presentation and private doubts, a documentary that asks more questions than it answers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

However, producing more of these compounds does not necessarily mean absorbing more calories overall.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Funny,” Brett remarks, absorbing quickly the nuances of bullfights, “how one doesn’t mind the blood.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their publication of new discoveries had been halted during the war, but they had not stopped thinking—or absorbing the knowledge gained from work on the physics of the bomb.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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