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absorb

[ab-sawrb, -zawrb] / æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /




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These individuals often lack the financial expertise to evaluate the assets held by these funds, or the means to absorb significant losses from these risky investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Pimple patches containing a gel called hydrocolloid can absorb fluids from oozing pimples and stop you from picking at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Gut bacteria can transform food components that would otherwise pass through the digestive system into molecules that the body can absorb and use for energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Quick to absorb the spillover, Johor approved data centre projects worth tens of billions.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

I stare at a single paragraph for a quarter of an hour but can’t absorb it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Bare ice is darker and less reflective than fresh snow, so absorbs more of the Sun's energy.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Because lead absorbs far more X rays, letters appeared as bright marks against the darker carbonized material, similar to brighter regions on an underexposed black and white negative.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The material is hygroscopic, meaning it readily absorbs water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

There’s a long pause at the table while everyone absorbs this.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

It also estimates which products of digestion are absorbed and which leave the body as waste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

And so it was with a mixture of wonder and dismay that I absorbed three programs at Carnegie Hall late last week, Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Northern Ireland's leaders have not absorbed the implications of a rapidly ageing society and are continuing to "plan for a population from a previous era" the Commissioner for Older People Siobhan Casey has warned.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Henry had got a copy of Dante’s Purgatorio from my bookshelf and was reading it, absorbed.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Then he threw an out-and-up to Puka Nacua, absorbing a big hit as he released the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

After absorbing light, the material reaches a higher energy state and can use that energy to drive chemical reactions more rapidly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

“As governments and companies seek financing, markets are absorbing unprecedented issuance, increasing competition for scarce capital,” said Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research, and Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy, at Glenmede.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Our critic called it “an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I stare at the screen, absorbing word by word a sliver of my life that changed everything.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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