absorb
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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
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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
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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
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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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