absorb
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But much has changed since then: The bond market is struggling to absorb a quarter-trillion dollar wave of AI debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Larger companies tend to have a bigger buffer that allows them to absorb more of these costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
"There's a limit to what companies can absorb," Rainey told CNBC, alluding to the $2 billion impact.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
These antennas absorb light with a particular color and helicity, then emit that light in a specific direction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Before we had a chance to absorb all that news, we were hit by even worse; on Hitler's orders, thousands of Polish Jews, perhaps as many as 17,000, had been expelled from Germany.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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
Warmer air absorbs more water, drying out vegetation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Protecting the Amazon is crucial to combat climate change, since its dense vegetation absorbs the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The truck’s suspension absorbs the worst of the bumps, but it can only do so much.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
The method allowed them to measure how the light reflected by the material changed almost immediately after the MOF absorbed a laser pulse.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Charter took over the two channels in 2016, when the company absorbed Time Warner Cable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Anton has absorbed it all and now speaks almost entirely in Russian slogans.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Most of the rain that does eventually fall will be absorbed by the parched ground before it can replenish rivers, exacerbating the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The power they absorbed from the Uncles was stored in them, and with it they were able to control the Nightbeast.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Materials can behave in unexpected ways after absorbing light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hayes said consumers had stopped absorbing price increases and were migrating to the biggest and cheapest stores as they hunted for deals and tried to manage higher costs of living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Oceans are a vital regulator of the climate, absorbing most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions and producing half of Earth's oxygen.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The clays have a complex active surface, given to absorbing and releasing gases and to catalyzing chemical reactions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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