absorbed
Example Sentences
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Yet that means prices are still rising, adding to the higher costs consumers have absorbed in previous years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kenneth Heideman is spending $120 a month more on gas and groceries than a year ago, but he said that’s just the start of higher costs he’s absorbed in retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Forest Service, are overgrown because of decades of fire suppression, and that thinning them out through controlled burns would help reduce the amount of water absorbed by upland vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"How are survivors in Huddersfield supposed to have confidence that our experiences will not simply be absorbed into a much bigger national picture and effectively watered down?"
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Carefully, he ran his thumb over the ribbed cuff of wool, absorbed in the texture.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
