absorb
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At the Interior Ministry, which oversees policing, pensions absorb 30% of total departmental spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"User funds remain safe. Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not our users," it said on X.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
"Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users," the company said in a statement on Saturday.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Under the immense pressures deep underground, this magma could absorb substantial quantities of excess oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Thus the little tiger began to absorb the lessons that prepared him for his destiny.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Gas absorbs particular wavelengths of light, creating recognizable dips in a galaxy's spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Investors will be looking to see whether Binance absorbs losses without passing onto customers, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Bare ice is darker and less reflective than fresh snow, so absorbs more of the Sun's energy.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Earthmen looked blank and Cutie continued, “What is the center of activities here in the station? What do we all serve? What absorbs all our attention?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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“Firms tell us this pressure continues and is leading them to also try to pass on increases that they’ve absorbed to date.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Both provide amino acids that the body uses to build and maintain tissues, but they are digested and absorbed at different rates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Only once the soil is wet, does it start to be properly absorbed by the deeper groundwater stores.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said there is less slack in the economy relative to a year ago, and expects the remaining spare capacity to be absorbed during the next two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yes, it goes right through him, but while it’s coursing through his troubled intestines, some of it must get absorbed.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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However, he trims his 2026 and 2027 earnings forecasts by 3.1% and 2.9%, respectively, to reflect higher-than-expected costs and the one-off impact of Tenaga absorbing electricity surcharge costs from September to December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Two intrepid teens head into the unknown on an absorbing, densely detailed rescue mission — not for the especially young — that stuns at every turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"The difference here is, the thing absorbing matter is not a tiny black hole but a star, which is relatively big in size," Burdge explains.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Funny,” Brett remarks, absorbing quickly the nuances of bullfights, “how one doesn’t mind the blood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Even at the foot of the steps they could feel the heat it was absorbing.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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