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The trees would absorb enormous volumes of water, thrive in the sandy soil and slow coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

While good news for regions plagued by drought, significant accumulations could lead to flash flooding where the ground is too dry and hard to absorb the downpours.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“For a 13-year-old to hang with Sweets Edison and absorb his philosophy, how intelligent he was, and how much he believed in people. I was lucky.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

So in other words, as the century unfolded, the housing stock in Rust Belt cities was able to absorb demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

I absorb electrical energy directly and utilize it with an almost one hundred percent efficiency.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Warmer air absorbs more water, drying out vegetation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Protecting the Amazon is crucial to combat climate change, since its dense vegetation absorbs the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

In addition, many now need to issue equity and debt, which absorbs available funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

In K-capture, the nucleus absorbs one of the two electrons from its innermost electron “shell”— the “K” shell—thereby transforming a nuclear proton into a neutron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“What she absorbed of my strain, despite the courtesies of our hosts, is exemplified by her acquisition of two ulcers, which put her in the hospital for weeks at the end of the trip.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

What she absorbed instead, her mother, Jessica Leffler, said, was that she was too much: too dramatic, difficult, strange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

SpaceX, which absorbed Musk's AI startup xAI before going public, made its listing a partial AI bet, too.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

After they are formed, these molecules can be absorbed into the body and carried to different organs, particularly the liver and kidneys.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

But inside the walls of the CIA, the spymasters absorbed hard lessons.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The reset was driven by the rising cost of memory chips, Acree writes, noting that Nvidia is raising prices in the first quarter but also absorbing part of the cost inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Materials can behave in unexpected ways after absorbing light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

“I took Rulean’s place first, absorbing some of his powers, before helping Aamon and then Gamigin infiltrate and replace the other two Uncles. It wasn’t very hard at all.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega