absorb
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They should consider building diversified portfolios to absorb them, said Gordon.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“They are among the state’s most vulnerable groundwater users and have fewer pathways to adapt and less capacity to absorb new costs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Iran continues to absorb repeated military strikes, economic uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that the current balance can be sustained.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
These officials have pointed to stock markets near records and easy corporate borrowing as evidence the economy could absorb higher rates without much difficulty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In the dim morning, his dark skin seemed to absorb what little light there was.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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When the molecule absorbs energy from a brief ultraviolet laser pulse, its electrons enter a higher energy state.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Warmer air absorbs more water, drying out vegetation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
While the price tag might explain the market’s cool reaction, the deal is equally consequential for Zymeworks as it absorbs a company already under pressure.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
What you’re looking for is that creamy, almost velvety interior that absorbs olive oil so enthusiastically.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Clay readily absorbs water, expanding as it does.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Using rapid X-ray flashes produced at the European XFEL, the researchers followed changes at specific atoms as the molecule released and redistributed the absorbed energy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The business absorbed costs from ramping up its manufacturing operations in a bid to chip away at its multibillion-dollar backlog of undelivered planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Worse, burned trees release the carbon they were storing, then destroy other plant life that could keep that carbon absorbed.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
I knew some of them, yet I never really absorbed them until I decided to make Chapter One my gustatory church for the Cup and watch as many games there as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
One small boy was absorbed in a ball game with a cat with luminescent fur.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The markets are absorbing a fraction of that available capital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Large language models are capable of absorbing and processing massive quantities of linguistic information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Researchers found that oak trees continue absorbing carbon dioxide well after their annual growth has ended, suggesting forests may store less carbon in wood than many climate models currently predict.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
She never finished high school, but compensated for her incomplete education by devouring books and absorbing ideas.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was a mediocre student who had a facility for absorbing details without curiosity.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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