absorbing

Example Sentences

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Trees play a key role in tackling climate change by "absorbing carbon, cutting pollution, reducing flood risk and cooling built-up areas during hot weather", a spokesperson added.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This inability to spread risk made U.S. banks, and the economy they served, inherently fragile, with a financial infrastructure prone to amplifying shocks rather than absorbing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Several Fed districts highlighted the inflation-mitigation strategies of businesses that ranged from supply-chain adjustments, reduced offerings and absorbing higher costs themselves to preserve customer demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Minor distractions notwithstanding, this hypnotically absorbing drama is acted with enormous skill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

There's plenty of condensation on the walls and domed roof, and the soil is certainly absorbing its fair share.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir