absorb
Example Sentences
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In other import-heavy areas, tariff pressures were more subdued, partly because retailers themselves absorbed the cost of higher duties.
Viscous fibres, found in oats, seeds and some fruits and vegetables, slow down the speed sugar is absorbed and reduce sugar spikes in the bloodstream.
From BBC
Interest-rate increases are unlikely in the near term as the economy absorbs spare capacity over the year ahead.
Spending a little time in a grocery store checkout line is all it takes to absorb the highlights of “The Real Housewives” or “Love Island” by osmosis.
From Salon
Still under the influence of the propaganda she had absorbed as a child, she had not then grasped the degree of Mao’s cruelty and cynicism.
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