absorb

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Chief among them is the seeming inability to absorb a blow and come back fighting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

For instance, chlorine-terminated MXenes absorb strongly in the 14-18 GHz range, while bromine- and iodine-based versions respond to different frequency ranges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

That means households have less room to absorb higher prices without cutting back on spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Economists estimate the U.S. needs to add just 50,000 jobs a month, if that, to absorb the new entrants into the labor force.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“The cotton balls weren’t thick enough to absorb the impact.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller