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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd] / æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /


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“The U.S. assesses that the Soviet program was absorbed, not dismantled, by the Russian Federation, and that the program has continued and evolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It said U.S. large-capitalization companies have broadly absorbed the climb in bond yields well and are also supported by forecasts of strong earnings growth driven by investment related to AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Spanish academies function on the idea that a coach is a teacher first, and Rodri absorbed that from a young age.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Lead absorbed as much as 25 times more X rays than the burned papyrus around it, causing the writing to stand out dramatically.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

His wife was under the fern exactly where he’d left her, absorbed in the life of her book.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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