absorb

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

"You would assume that such an impact would have shattered Phobos, unless it has a very low homogeneous density, like a sponge that can absorb that kind of impact," says Haser.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

For the non-Korean speakers in the audience the production can be a bit challenging to absorb, at least at first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Their scale may make fixed testing and compliance costs easier to absorb than they would be for smaller laboratories, potentially strengthening their positions even as AI projects take longer to generate returns.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

I wanted to take a moment and absorb everything, but I had to keep up with Nasreen Baji as she hurried toward the sari shop.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Propellers were being chiseled from oak, which absorbs radar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 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

The precious metals strategist expects the market to have largely absorbed rate tightening expectations and place greater weight on other reasons to buy gold, such as the asset’s diversification appeal and intact official-sector buying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

When these transport systems are impaired, less dietary oxalate is absorbed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

They also absorbed the attention of successive administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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

One possible class of substances capable of such strong absorption is highly absorbing conjugated organic molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Part of growing as a creative is absorbing more reference materials, especially those outside of your comfort zone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

For a long time, the Earth has been absorbing more energy than it loses.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The magnetic words scraped on the tray as Emily pushed them, absorbing what Hollister had to say.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman