absorbed

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In an 1803 etching and aquatint with watercolor by Thomas Daniell, we see Gangaram absorbed in sketching wall reliefs of Shiva and Parvati from a rock-cut cave at Ellora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Markets have absorbed an astonishing amount of headline risk since the war with Iran began in February, and staged one of the strongest equity recoveries on record.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But it's clear the consequences of this strike could have been far worse: the drone hit the lift shaft on the roof, which absorbed much of the blast.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The tiles, made of collagen, become largely inert within weeks and are absorbed into the body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

When a neutron traveling at just the right speed strikes the nucleus of a uranium 235 atom, it is absorbed and the atom becomes even more unstable.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland