absorbed
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Forty percent of firms surveyed by AGC said they raised their bid prices in response to actual or proposed tariffs last year and only 11% of firms said they absorbed all tariff-related cost increases themselves.
The checks will be carried out by two pre-existing nurses that support GP staff and would not replace GP appointments, Keat explained, adding that the cost would be minimal and absorbed by Ramsey Group Practice.
From BBC
In other import-heavy areas, tariff pressures were more subdued, partly because retailers themselves absorbed the cost of higher duties.
Viscous fibres, found in oats, seeds and some fruits and vegetables, slow down the speed sugar is absorbed and reduce sugar spikes in the bloodstream.
From BBC
Still under the influence of the propaganda she had absorbed as a child, she had not then grasped the degree of Mao’s cruelty and cynicism.
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