absorb

The same area of seagrass can absorb 35 times the amount a tropical rain forest can.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

It would involve continued isolation of contaminated areas to prevent student contact and the removal of toxins through phytoremediation, an emerging technology that uses plants known to absorb toxins from the soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

As they grow, they absorb carbon from the atmosphere and surrounding water.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

It’s harder for lower-income households to absorb higher prices, but higher wage gains help out.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

As she got older, Pearl would still cling to her mother’s leg, then her waist, then her hand, as if there were something in her mother she needed to absorb through the skin.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

In addition, many now need to issue equity and debt, which absorbs available funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

If a surface absorbs heat efficiently from a particular direction or wavelength, it also emits heat the same way.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Joan Bosch, Eala’s coach since 2023, said Eala’s game translates naturally to grass because she absorbs and redirects pace so effectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Doctors have to maintain this image of being "some kind of god" - a shield that absorbs everything and remains alright, he explains.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

He felt that this motionless listener was absorbing his confession as a tree absorbs the rain, that this motionless man was the river itself, that he was God Himself, that he was eternity itself.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

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

It is absorbed in the gut within minutes and then gets into the bloodstream.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Net interest income, which jumped 48% to $2.22 billion, absorbed Comerica’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In the human digestive system, sweeteners may be absorbed, chemically altered, diluted, or broken down before reaching particular microbes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

They found Mr. Laurence standing before the fire in the great drawing room, but Jo’s attention was entirely absorbed by a grand piano, which stood open.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

Paraguay weathered an early German storm to produce a disciplined, defiant performance, sitting deep and absorbing pressure throughout.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

This week, companies signaled they’re done absorbing the costs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

So I was not faced with the prospect of absorbing chemistry until I went to Copenhagen to do my postdoctoral research with the biochemist Herman Kalckar.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson