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The economy is still adding enough new jobs to absorb most new entrants in the labor force and keep the unemployment rate low.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tenaga is expected to absorb a one-off 120 million ringgit-150 million ringgit cost in September-December from waived fuel surcharges for selected households, while the fuel-adjustment mechanism remains intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Plastic soul,” then, becomes a conceptual shorthand for The Beatles’ chameleonic ability to absorb a genre’s core qualities and refashion it into something distinctly their own.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

If some ancient inks contained lead, he reasoned, that metal might absorb X rays far more strongly than the surrounding carbonized papyrus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The more I was able to absorb in this process, the more I wanted to absorb.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Bare ice is darker and less reflective than fresh snow, so absorbs more of the Sun's energy.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

These include how efficiently it absorbs light, how concentrated it must be, where it is distributed in the atmosphere, and whether it can realistically exist within the observed range of cloud-particle sizes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Propellers were being chiseled from oak, which absorbs radar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The padded jacket absorbs most but not all of the force.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Spanish academies function on the idea that a coach is a teacher first, and Rodri absorbed that from a young age.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Kenneth Heideman is spending $120 a month more on gas and groceries than a year ago, but he said that’s just the start of higher costs he’s absorbed in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Already, the platform’s buyers have absorbed tariff-related seller price increases in the past year, Baker said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Elected in 2016, Gonzalez held the 15th Congressional District for three terms until 2021, when a Texas redistricting shift absorbed his McAllen home into the 34th district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The thickness of his tall boots must have absorbed the blows, for the admiral did not seem to mind or even stop to acknowledge his tiny attacker.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“As governments and companies seek financing, markets are absorbing unprecedented issuance, increasing competition for scarce capital,” said Jason Pride, chief of investment strategy and research, and Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy, at Glenmede.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Aqel, grounding her food in Jordan while absorbing techniques from around the world.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The World Bank warned that Nepal needs to build a hydropower system capable of anticipating, absorbing and recovering from increasingly complex Himalayan hazards.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sleep is essential to learning and absorbing information.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She closed her eyes, absorbing the cool air, when she heard the impossible boy calling her name.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith