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Warmer waters absorb less carbon dioxide, leaving more of the planet-warming gas in the atmosphere.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Oceans absorb most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon emissions and therefore play a key role in regulating the climate.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

That matters because the gut can only absorb so much vitamin C. Once you reach a modest daily dose, the body simply stops taking in much more.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

They know all about how people get and absorb a feeling, an impression; they know how to produce a sensation, as opposed to a thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But if the body doesn’t need a nutrient at the time that it is taken in, it won’t absorb it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

With many years of military experience, I know what happens when you ration a scarce, aging fleet against rising demand: readiness erodes, and someone downstream absorbs the risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

In addition, many now need to issue equity and debt, which absorbs available funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The padded jacket absorbs most but not all of the force.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This idea suggests that the physical structure of dairy foods influences how their nutrients are digested, absorbed, and ultimately affect the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

After the global financial crisis and through the 2010s, central and commercial banks absorbed rising issuance through quantitative easing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

In the months leading up to SpaceX’s June IPO, he merged SpaceX with xAI, the artificial intelligence startup that had absorbed Musk’s social-media platform X the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The scorched ground, dry grass and soil caused by the lack of rain is likely to cause significant pooling and runoff, as rainfall struggles to get absorbed during brief bursts of heavy rain.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The course of radiation sickness, also called acute radiation syndrome, varies widely depending on what kind of radiation was absorbed and where in the body it causes the most damage.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Somewhere in the middle, the rest of us wondered how absorbing such horror would change us, whether as individuals or as a society.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

It had no mouth and apparently obtained nutrients by absorbing bacteria and algae through its entire lower surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Instead of absorbing a huge increase in capital spending to fund model development with an uncertain outcome, Apple is passing that financial pain along to suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Disney+ is absorbing Hulu, and it’s reached a point where it seems foolish to still use the standalone services as opposed to the bundle.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

She blew through special machines, had a blood sample taken to measure her capacity for absorbing oxygen, and underwent a chest exam.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell