absorbed

Example Sentences

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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

NFU President Tom Bradshaw said that while some of the extra costs might be absorbed by farmers and businesses within the supply chain, "some costs will inevitably be passed on to the consumer".

From BBC

While the plant reduced antibiotic levels in the water, it sometimes increased how quickly fish absorbed them.

From Science Daily

The NFU said that while some of the extra costs might be absorbed by farmers and businesses within that chain, "some costs will inevitably be passed on to the consumer".

From BBC

Meanwhile the large sugar and tobacco plantations that once belonged to former colonizers were quickly being absorbed by American corporations — not by Cubans.

From Los Angeles Times