absorbed

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Lead investigator Dr Javier Ottaviani said some simple food switches could "make a real difference" to how much of these beneficial compounds are absorbed.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Officials weren’t sure the labor market—which had absorbed a historic 1-point rise in unemployment without a recession—would hold up without more help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Airglow occurs when atoms and molecules that absorbed energy from sunlight during the day release that excess energy as light after dark.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Markets have absorbed an astonishing amount of headline risk since the war with Iran began in February, and staged one of the strongest equity recoveries on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“I was absorbed, sir: yes, and I was happy. To paint them, in short, was to enjoy one of the keenest pleasures I have ever known.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë