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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd] / æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /


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Actions that once would have ended careers are now often absorbed into the daily stream of content, quickly replaced by the next headline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Somewhere along the way, I absorbed the belief that it was risky business.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

And in the case of megacap technology companies’ cloud businesses, demand remains robust and largely independent of geopolitical developments, so any additional capacity brought online could be effectively absorbed without delay, Shea added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

The pub, which also has a campsite, said it had absorbed the latest rise earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Still, my life remained absorbed by school and play and chores, running to the bakery to buy a loaf of bread or to the cobbler to pick up shoes that had been mended.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson