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absorbed

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


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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

The distinction that separates this crisis from every supply shock the food system has absorbed before is availability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With a traditional defined-benefit plan, the employer absorbed the ups and downs of the market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Liquid can move through these pathways, either draining out or being absorbed into the foam when it comes into contact with it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Ma looked up from the table, where she’d been absorbed in her embroidery.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu