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absorb

[ab-sawrb, -zawrb] / æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /




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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

Pimple patches containing a gel called hydrocolloid can absorb fluids from oozing pimples and stop you from picking at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Quick to absorb the spillover, Johor approved data centre projects worth tens of billions.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Vitamin D is essential for helping the body absorb calcium and maintain healthy bones.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

It had taken him months of training, but now he could absorb decades of information without falling ill or losing himself in the waves of light.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

Instead, the plant absorbs CO2 at night, chemically binds it, and stores it as malic acid.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

In sucking the blood it absorbs also the germs which are contained in it, and thus is infected.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Although gut microbes can generate additional usable energy, the amount absorbed directly from food in the upper digestive tract also matters.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

And so it was with a mixture of wonder and dismay that I absorbed three programs at Carnegie Hall late last week, Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Northern Ireland's leaders have not absorbed the implications of a rapidly ageing society and are continuing to "plan for a population from a previous era" the Commissioner for Older People Siobhan Casey has warned.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Taran grew so absorbed in not making noise that he soon lagged far behind Gwydion.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

"The difference here is, the thing absorbing matter is not a tiny black hole but a star, which is relatively big in size," Burdge explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

And Brian Mulberry, chief market strategist at Zacks Investment Management, told MarketWatch that absorbing Chipotle would likely require hefty financing at a time when bond yields have risen sharply.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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

Sleep is essential to learning and absorbing information.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

There's plenty of condensation on the walls and domed roof, and the soil is certainly absorbing its fair share.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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