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absorb

[ab-sawrb, -zawrb] / æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /




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At the Interior Ministry, which oversees policing, pensions absorb 30% of total departmental spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

"User funds remain safe. Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not our users," it said on X.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Oxygen, however, has generally not been treated as a separate volatile substance that magma can absorb and release.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The sentiment was echoed by plasterer Glen Gandy, who said he also could not afford to expand his workforce or absorb the rising cost of materials.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It's starting to feel as if the crowd will absorb us and move us.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Gas absorbs particular wavelengths of light, creating recognizable dips in a galaxy's spectrum.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The molecule absorbs light and, in acidic conditions, captures a proton from its surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bare ice is darker and less reflective than fresh snow, so absorbs more of the Sun's energy.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It just absorbs the C02 the same way the space suits do.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Only once the soil is wet, does it start to be properly absorbed by the deeper groundwater stores.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Mice with insufficient cardiolipin absorbed considerably more glucose from their bloodstreams.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

He said there is less slack in the economy relative to a year ago, and expects the remaining spare capacity to be absorbed during the next two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When it rains, water runs off the surface instead of being absorbed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

She had been so absorbed, she had forgotten the time.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

By creating these new pathways, the material can continue absorbing forces around potential fractures instead of failing abruptly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Two intrepid teens head into the unknown on an absorbing, densely detailed rescue mission — not for the especially young — that stuns at every turn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Jet-fuel expenses have surged by tens of billions of dollars, but carriers say households are absorbing the increase in airfares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"The reason why all solar cells are black, and increasingly the whole panel is now black, is because black is the best absorbing colour."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

To classmates, he seemed obsessed with absorbing information and new ideas.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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