be absorbed in
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Indeed, two separate FDA studies published in 2019 and 2020 found that ingredients commonly found in chemical sunscreens, including oxybenzone, can be absorbed in the skin and linger for days.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023
“I suppose it’s a really bright ray of light. When any of us engage in anything, we want for that piece of work to be absorbed in some way,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023
But that’s one of the misleading qualities of abstract art: the illusion that it can be absorbed in a glance and summarized in a sentence.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
He said the cost could not be absorbed in what is a low-margin industry.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
Siddhartha felt how wonderful it was to have such a listener who could be absorbed in another person’s life, his strivings, his sorrows.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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