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absorb

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




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They should consider building diversified portfolios to absorb them, said Gordon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

On the other hand, strong productivity growth might allow firms to absorb costs they would otherwise pass on, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Iran continues to absorb repeated military strikes, economic uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that the current balance can be sustained.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Riverside has less room to absorb that risk, Engelschall said, and it cut international first-year admits by 3%.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

I wanted to take a moment and absorb everything, but I had to keep up with Nasreen Baji as she hurried toward the sari shop.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

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

With many years of military experience, I know what happens when you ration a scarce, aging fleet against rising demand: readiness erodes, and someone downstream absorbs the risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

An asteroid absorbs sunlight and later releases that energy as infrared radiation.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

This absorbs radiation more quickly, meaning extreme melting produces an accelerating feedback effect, worsening the situation even further.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 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

Worse, burned trees release the carbon they were storing, then destroy other plant life that could keep that carbon absorbed.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

I knew some of them, yet I never really absorbed them until I decided to make Chapter One my gustatory church for the Cup and watch as many games there as possible.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Sarah says their daughters have absorbed her attitude towards money.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The scientists then exposed the neurons to different molecules and observed how the cells absorbed them while the MPS remained intact.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The power they absorbed from the Uncles was stored in them, and with it they were able to control the Nightbeast.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

It would also avoid adding unnecessary pressure to an economy already absorbing higher energy costs and multi-decade-high Treasury yields.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Burnham spent time too as mayor absorbing people's experiences, their hardships and frustrations.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Large language models are capable of absorbing and processing massive quantities of linguistic information.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

While trees may continue absorbing additional carbon, much of it does not necessarily become new wood.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

But naturally occurring uranium also contained U-235, which was much more fissile—highly likely to split after absorbing a neutron of almost any speed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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