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Your emergency fund has already done exactly what it was supposed to do: You used it to absorb a series of significant, unexpected expenses without selling investments or taking on debt.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The state would absorb the next $270 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Warmer waters absorb less carbon dioxide, leaving more of the planet-warming gas in the atmosphere.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Oceans absorb most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon emissions and therefore play a key role in regulating the climate.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

William and the dozen other oblates would be expected to sit quietly and absorb the “wisdom” that Bartholomew bestowed upon them.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

It passes to the shareholders of the bank that absorbs it, to the pensioners whose funds hold those shares and to the customers whose data the agent reached on its way out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

In the U-M setup, the material absorbs the incoming light through two pathways at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

In addition, many now need to issue equity and debt, which absorbs available funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The books are by Dutch painters, who painted in a muted palette, so although he absorbs some of what Theo is trying to tell him, Vincent's color range remains more Dutch than French.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

But Dudamel also arrived with a vision of music that he had absorbed from El Sistema.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

This idea suggests that the physical structure of dairy foods influences how their nutrients are digested, absorbed, and ultimately affect the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Artificial-intelligence companies absorbed $355.9 billion of the $412.7 billion in U.S. venture funding deployed in the first half of 2026, or 86% of every dollar, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

As a journalist, it's easy to become absorbed by the rush for information, deadlines and bringing our audience to the centre of the story.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Instead of using nanocrystals to reflect light and change color, chromatophores absorbed light to change color.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Oceans are a vital regulator of the climate, absorbing most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions and producing half of Earth's oxygen.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Somewhere in the middle, the rest of us wondered how absorbing such horror would change us, whether as individuals or as a society.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

It had no mouth and apparently obtained nutrients by absorbing bacteria and algae through its entire lower surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

My mother just shakes her head, absorbing everything.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass