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Through which organ are nutrients primarily absorbed before they can be assimilated?

assimilate

[uh-sim-uh-layt, uh-sim-uh-lit, -layt] / Ι™ΛˆsΙͺm Ι™ΛŒleΙͺt, Ι™ΛˆsΙͺm Ι™ lΙͺt, -ˌleΙͺt /




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Katie: Strong copywriting from people who can assimilate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It could be a long season ahead but we cannot expect 10 new players to assimilate immediately.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

"I don't know if my body just doesn't assimilate the supplements as well, but minoxidil is definitely more effective long-term," she said.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

Like any other hive mind, the Others have a biological imperative to assimilate the immune, whether the immune wants to be integrated or not.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025

Inevitably, that single author will have to sweat copiously in order to assimilate material from many disciplines, and will require guidance from many colleagues.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Jacques Bouvier added: 'Because rubisco assimilates the sugars which fuel life on Earth, improving this enzyme is one of the most promising avenues to help combat food insecurity.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

ChatGPT, Microsoft-controlled AI that grows smarter at mimicking human behavior as it assimilates more knowledge in a massive database, presents the illusion of talking with a friend who wants to do your work for you.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Comment: New season, same story: A few key returnees, a handful of talented transfers, and a system that assimilates newcomers as well as any in the land.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021

It features the singer in a wedding dress and bedazzled eyebrows, and its capacious aesthetic assimilates references to “Mean Girls” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” John Waters and Quentin Tarantino.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

However, Glynn described them as "naturalised", having become "assimilated into the natural environment" over many years.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

And what inspired “Marcriá,” once you assimilated those feelings?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

But as they and their children assimilated, most families left these ethnic enclaves for the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

So they do not realize that while one suffers a diminished sense of private individuality by becoming assimilated into public society, such assimilation makes possible the achievement of public individuality.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

In those 1990s clubs and car shows, you could see and feel that Asian Americans weren’t assimilating culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The U.S. has a strong record of assimilating newcomers, from Asians in San Francisco to Irish in New York to Cubans in Miami, and birthright citizenship has been part of that story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

So, it's not just about filter bubbles on social media but also about an innate way of assimilating information.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024

He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding


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