absorb

Example Sentences

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So rather than pass the billions of dollars in tariff costs along to consumers, carmakers have chosen to absorb the blow.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Many say they are struggling to absorb the costs but feel they have little choice.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

By adjusting their chemical makeup, scientists can control the wavelengths of light the crystals absorb and emit, a property known as the bandgap.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

That was the first time it has been above $4 since August 2022, when the world was still struggling to absorb the oil shock from the Russia-Ukraine war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He paused to absorb this fact, but the corporals were in a hurry and pushed him on and soon they joined the stragglers on the road.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan