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  • present participle of absorb.
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absorbing

[ab-sawr-bing, -zawr-] / æbˈsɔr bɪŋ, -ˈzɔr- /


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He adds that new hiring is absorbing labor supply and “there is no evidence that the labor market is overheating in a way that would be inflationary.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

They lost at home to the Houston Texans, 44-22, absorbing their most lopsided loss before a half-filled SoFi Stadium, where the get-in ticket prices last week dipped below $15 on the secondary market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

By creating these new pathways, the material can continue absorbing forces around potential fractures instead of failing abruptly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Heavy periods, low dietary iron, gastrointestinal blood loss and problems absorbing iron through the gut can all play a role.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Father MacPhail sat without moving a muscle, his lizard dæmon absorbing and remembering every word.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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