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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

Haser says survival may have been possible if the moon had an unusually low and relatively uniform density, allowing it to absorb the impact somewhat like a sponge.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

This profit engine has helped absorb significant macro headwinds and keep equity valuations anchored.

From MarketWatch ● 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

It's starting to feel as if the crowd will absorb us and move us.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

The material is hygroscopic, meaning it readily absorbs water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

The president and the chairman could tacitly agree to let Trump berate Warsh while Warsh absorbs it, or Trump could move on like nothing happened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I showed them a jellyfish that lights up like police flashers when it’s threatened, and another jellyfish that absorbs all the light that surrounds it.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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

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 has been proposed that health care in the islands would be absorbed by local authorities, though no decisions have been made on this.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

There was only one month left of summer and my internship, and I’d been so absorbed in thinking about Marcus that I hadn’t even come up with my own cupcake recipe yet.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

It means the unknown absorber must either be extremely effective at absorbing light, exist at a very high concentration inside the droplets, or satisfy both conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

AI adoption, and the efficiencies and productivity gains it promises, may provide the U.S. with a plausible path to absorbing higher interest-rate costs.

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

Serafina sat quiet for a few moments, absorbing what Thorold had said.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman