absorbed
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When it rains, water runs off the surface instead of being absorbed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
For example, Ralph Lauren created an interactive fashion-advice app called Ask Ralph that absorbed every interview the fashion mogul had ever given.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll, a large, complex molecule found in microscopic bodies called chloroplasts, which give plants their green color.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The punishment he absorbed has raised questions over whether his decision to take an immediate rematch has come too soon but Wardley remains confident he can reverse the result.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was reading, with absorbed interest, a tiny, vellum-bound book written in some Near Eastern language.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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