absorb

Example Sentences

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Large financial institutions with diversified revenue streams can absorb regulatory shocks more easily than smaller lenders, community banks, and fintech firms that specialize in serving higher-risk or underserved borrowers.

From Barron's

"Asking schools to absorb a £250m shortfall by cutting even deeper is unrealistic and irresponsible," he said.

From BBC

“He looks weak as a sickly lamb,” I observed, folding and refolding my napkin and pretending to be absorbed in my place setting.

From Literature

Only part of the sugar is absorbed in the small intestine, while much of it is fermented by gut bacteria in the colon.

From Science Daily

Each year, hundreds of thousands of young people enter the labour market, but the economy struggles to absorb them.

From BBC