absorbed

Example Sentences

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While some companies have increased prices, Dubbal says many brands and vendors have absorbed them so far, shielding consumers.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

This means that roughly 1.3 molybdenum-based metal complexes were activated for every photon absorbed, exceeding the usual limit and demonstrating that more energy carriers were produced than incoming photons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told a packed room on Monday that oil prices had not yet fully absorbed the effects of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, LNG shipments absorbed the shock of Japan shutting down its nuclear reactors and kept the power grid running.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Another was to sprinkle a special chemical into his shoes that, once absorbed into the bloodstream, would cause his famous beard to fall out.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin