absorb
Example Sentences
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“They will still come to our emergency rooms for everything from routine illness to life threatening conditions. And safety net hospital systems like ours will be forced to absorb those costs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
"The resulting material is like a sponge that can absorb large quantities of CO2 via the potassium hydroxide," Mezzenga explains.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
"The labour market could absorb all these people, there is huge demand," the priest insists.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“But the market can absorb that — like no problem,” Turnquist said, adding that there’s roughly $8 trillion currently parked in U.S. money-market funds.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
In the dim morning, his dark skin seemed to absorb what little light there was.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Vocabulary lists containing absorb
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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