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Calcium is a major structural component of bone, while vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and supports normal bone metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

With energy prices remaining elevated, businesses are now less prepared to absorb cost price increases, Bullock added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Imagine a relatively uneventful in which the Fed raises rates, explains its reasoning convincingly; Treasury yields settle; inflation expectations remain contained; the dollar behaves normally; and equities absorb the decision without disorder.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Won’t it be enriching to absorb the work of such masters, and there are so many there to be seen.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

Soot deposited on snow and ice absorbs more sunlight and accelerates melting.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Use them in the same year and the deduction absorbs conversion income that would otherwise be taxed at your top rate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Healthcare now absorbs 18% of gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

Now about half a million acres are sitting dormant, and other abandoned groves have been absorbed for cattle grazing or Florida’s lucrative development sprawl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

After drinking a cup of coffee, it is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it quickly reaches the brain.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Ultimately,” he said, “the losses must still be absorbed somewhere in the economy through higher taxes, lower returns to households … or some combination of these.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

She had been too absorbed with watching Dr. van Heerden’s beard fluff out like Fat Cheeks’s mane or with the warthog trailing around after Baba Joseph.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Treasury yields are little changed in Asian trade, absorbing the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point interest-rate hike Wednesday and the prospect of more tightening to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 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

An absorbing contest featuring some sensational points saw the Americans fight back again in the decider, only to falter from a commanding lead in the tie-break.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

I took my time, absorbing the things Miss Sadie couldn’t bring herself to tell me.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool