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"You would assume that such an impact would have shattered Phobos, unless it has a very low homogeneous density, like a sponge that can absorb that kind of impact," says Haser.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Others believe energy and trade volatility are here to stay, leaving zero wiggle room to absorb the hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Harmer said: "There is a tendency for retailers to absorb that theft rather than reporting it," and added she wanted to make sure they continued reporting crime.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

In his view, U.S. stocks can absorb a rate hike.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Both the meal and the conversation had been a great deal to absorb, and she was feeling quite overstuffed, in head, heart, and tummy.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Use them in the same year and the deduction absorbs conversion income that would otherwise be taxed at your top rate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The first-class seat cushion absorbs my weight as the plane takes off, bound for the small city that will soon be in the spotlight.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

The precious metals strategist expects the market to have largely absorbed rate tightening expectations and place greater weight on other reasons to buy gold, such as the asset’s diversification appeal and intact official-sector buying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

When these transport systems are impaired, less dietary oxalate is absorbed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It has been proposed that health care in the islands would be absorbed by local authorities, though no decisions have been made on this.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

He was reading, with absorbed interest, a tiny, vellum-bound book written in some Near Eastern language.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

AI is increasingly absorbing repetitive, lower-level tasks such as alert triage, log review and data enrichment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It means the unknown absorber must either be extremely effective at absorbing light, exist at a very high concentration inside the droplets, or satisfy both conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

AI adoption, and the efficiencies and productivity gains it promises, may provide the U.S. with a plausible path to absorbing higher interest-rate costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

We read some more and it was the most glorious, absorbing thing.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English