absorb

Example Sentences

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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

Thousands of Angelenos and Americans have absorbed the same and worse losses every day of the last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Teaching AI chat bots is easy in comparison as they are able to absorb billions of web pages, books and films to get smarter.

From BBC

When the treatment was injected into tumors, macrophages quickly absorbed the nanoparticles and began producing proteins that identify cancer cells.

From Science Daily