absorbent
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WSJ | Buy Side: This stone bath mat is absorbent and quick-drying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Once the reflective white snow coverage from winter is gone from the top of the glacier, the darker, more absorbent grey surface of the bare ice is exposed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Although it wasn't significant in Emily's case, some types of hair are more absorbent than others, and this can cause major problems, according to experienced family barrister Sarah Branson.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
When exposed to a focused beam of electrons, specific regions of the film become more or less absorbent.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
Perhaps I shall gift her with a pair of absorbent white athletic socks in the near future; this gesture may affect her and lead her to conversation.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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