absorb
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The investment-grade corporate bond market has struggled to absorb $75 billion of bond issuance from Nvidia, SpaceX and Amazon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But it also suggests that viewers are mature enough to absorb the tougher truths omitted from Wilder’s original vision, as well as the roles of others who were minimized, like Sims’ good doctor.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
After clinching victory, Muchova buried her face in her towel as she took a moment to absorb the enormity of her achievement.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I’m more than happy to just absorb all of the energy throughout this process, throughout this campaign process, and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I let my tears drip on the earth and the summer dust absorb them.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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If a surface absorbs heat efficiently from a particular direction or wavelength, it also emits heat the same way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Joan Bosch, Eala’s coach since 2023, said Eala’s game translates naturally to grass because she absorbs and redirects pace so effectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Doctors have to maintain this image of being "some kind of god" - a shield that absorbs everything and remains alright, he explains.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
He felt that this motionless listener was absorbing his confession as a tree absorbs the rain, that this motionless man was the river itself, that he was God Himself, that he was eternity itself.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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To listen today to the song, which spent four weeks at No. 1 and earned a Grammy nomination for female pop vocal performance, is to assume you’ve already absorbed every drop of its melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some are weighing whether they can continue to function or whether they should be absorbed by the surrounding county.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
At the same time, the leftover solid material absorbed some dissolved substances that were already present in the water, including larger, more complex compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Against Swiatek on Wimbledon's biggest court, she absorbed the pressure admirably.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Brigit was looking at her world-egg, absorbed and still mad at Ella for how she'd acted earlier.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
She never finished high school, but compensated for her incomplete education by devouring books and absorbing ideas.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Trees can help tackle climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, offering cooler shaded areas in hot weather and acting as part of flood defence systems.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
This week, companies signaled they’re done absorbing the costs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The anxieties about the situation in France that had been absorbing the country had for the moment dissipated in the afternoon’s sunshine.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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