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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

Such regulations will also, by their nature, favor firms large enough to absorb them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

That is because parched, rock-hard ground may struggle to absorb water at first, so some rainwater may simply run off the surface instead.

From BBC Jul. 31, 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

“The cotton balls weren’t thick enough to absorb the impact.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

While the price tag might explain the market’s cool reaction, the deal is equally consequential for Zymeworks as it absorbs a company already under pressure.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

Perhaps the thick soft bark absorbs sound and creates a silence.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Using rapid X-ray flashes produced at the European XFEL, the researchers followed changes at specific atoms as the molecule released and redistributed the absorbed energy.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

These editions reveal a neglected side of Golding, a writer whose central concerns have never been fully absorbed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

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

It was also their nests, made of glistening bubbles that absorbed sunlight and glowed all night, as if hundreds of miniature rainbows had gathered for a party.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Graduation also comes at a time when students are "the least financially resilient", says Allingham, as they have been absorbing the costs of studying all year.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The markets are absorbing a fraction of that available capital.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Researchers found that oak trees continue absorbing carbon dioxide well after their annual growth has ended, suggesting forests may store less carbon in wood than many climate models currently predict.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Most of my time since the secret hazmat operation has been spent vicariously absorbing Cabo through my class mates’ Instagram Stories.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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