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Last weekend, south Orange County received about an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall, but vegetation didn’t have enough time to absorb the moisture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

But some countries, including Saudi Arabia, India and China, say that postponing the "seventh assessment report" until 2029 will provide developing countries more time to absorb its findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

These individuals often lack the financial expertise to evaluate the assets held by these funds, or the means to absorb significant losses from these risky investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Gut bacteria can transform food components that would otherwise pass through the digestive system into molecules that the body can absorb and use for energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Timelines, summaries, and comparison charts appear throughout the book to help the reader absorb and retain important points.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

Because lead absorbs far more X rays, letters appeared as bright marks against the darker carbonized material, similar to brighter regions on an underexposed black and white negative.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

But if AI absorbs the most manual elements of pulling pacing reports and tweaking platform bids, for example, practitioners might be able to see and work beyond their silos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The material is hygroscopic, meaning it readily absorbs water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 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

Clay readily absorbs water, expanding as it does.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Ninety percent of those particles were small enough to qualify as nanoplastics, which are small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier and be absorbed into human cells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Investors submitted $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds available, while indirect bidders, a category that includes foreign institutions, absorbed more than 80% of the offering.

From MarketWatch ● 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

Ten-year Treasury and German Bund yields slid to multiweek lows in early European trade on Thursday as bond investors absorbed higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data that had prompted a temporary but sharp bond selloff on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ma looked up from the table, where she’d been absorbed in her embroidery.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

By monitoring how gas concentrations changed inside these chambers, the researchers could determine whether the soil was absorbing methane and calculate how much was being removed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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

Then he threw an out-and-up to Puka Nacua, absorbing a big hit as he released the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“As governments and companies seek financing, markets are absorbing unprecedented issuance, increasing competition for scarce capital,” said Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research, and Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy, at Glenmede.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Yes, Mother, I’m sure of that,” said Meg, listening respectfully to the little lecture, for the best of women will hold forth upon the all absorbing subject of house keeping.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott