absorb
Example Sentences
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That dust blocks light from the hotter gas closer to the black hole, absorbs energy, and reemits it in infrared wavelengths.
From Science Daily
How do you absorb that and not absorb it too much?
From Los Angeles Times
"And the $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not sustainable. Because the rest of the world cannot absorb it," she added.
From Barron's
“Behavior is doing more of the work than policy. Consumers are pushing back, companies are absorbing costs, and pricing power is thinning.”
From Barron's
Other studies have shown the waste products in the fluid are absorbed into the bloodstream surrounding the brain, which eventually takes them to the kidneys and liver—where they’re removed from the body.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
