absorb

Example Sentences

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Berkshire will participate in a quota share with Tokio Marine, absorbing some of the risk in the company’s insurance portfolio.

From Barron's

As “Alpha” reaches its stylish, dreamlike ending, she hits upon an absorbing final image that suggests the collective sorrow and emotional devastation our recent plague years have wrought.

From Los Angeles Times

Reducing those holdings would force private investors to absorb more housing debt, likely at higher yields.

From Barron's

The U.S., being a net energy exporter, is relatively better positioned to absorb the shock.

From MarketWatch

Unlike the U.S., a major energy producer and exporter, Asian economies will have to absorb higher energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal