absorbed

Example Sentences

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Then they absorbed further insult on a soaring blocked shot by Jake LaRavia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Businesses that have already absorbed higher costs from tariffs may pass them along to consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

This shift toward alkalinity may activate certain enzymes that increase how quickly glucose is absorbed and used by the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

“To date, these impacts have been measured and absorbed by the economies here and around the world, and we continue to watch them carefully,” Moynihan says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I edged closer, trying to draw her attention, but she was wholly absorbed in listening to her mother, who was explaining how cramp bark and motherwort should be administered to treat post-birth contractions.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover