absorb
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Larger companies tend to have a bigger buffer that allows them to absorb more of these costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The data centres "can be an engine to digest or absorb the surplus of renewable power generation", said Deng.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Our calculations regard the concrete physical model of an atom that is placed in a cavity between two mirrors, where it can absorb and emit light particles," says postdoc Marcelo Janovitch.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The problem is that once conditions become extremely dry, subsequent heavy rainfall can trigger flash flooding because the land is unable to absorb the water effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Archaic relics,” the Gran had explained, with the power to absorb magic from other witches and control them.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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It passes to the shareholders of the bank that absorbs it, to the pensioners whose funds hold those shares and to the customers whose data the agent reached on its way out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the molecule absorbs energy from a brief ultraviolet laser pulse, its electrons enter a higher energy state.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Protecting the Amazon is crucial to combat climate change, since its dense vegetation absorbs the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In sucking the blood it absorbs also the germs which are contained in it, and thus is infected.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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Charter took over the two channels in 2016, when the company absorbed Time Warner Cable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Anton has absorbed it all and now speaks almost entirely in Russian slogans.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As a result, most of the light entering one end can reach the other without being absorbed, scattered, or otherwise lost.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
What happens next could hinge on how much AI debt needs to be absorbed by investors in the months ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Only artists can observe it fully, but they are so absorbed by it that they have great difficulty explaining it to us.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Materials can behave in unexpected ways after absorbing light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
If the July and August inflation reports are firm, Warsh could face a choice between raising rates or staying on hold while absorbing a fourth or fifth dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Elizebeth also made time for another absorbing pursuit—writing a book.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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