absorb

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It uses “ultrasonic vibration technology,” Xie said, to help the skin absorb the applied moisturizing cream and combat eye puffiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Chief among them is the seeming inability to absorb a blow and come back fighting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

For instance, chlorine-terminated MXenes absorb strongly in the 14-18 GHz range, while bromine- and iodine-based versions respond to different frequency ranges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Steven Mazur has spent the past year figuring out how to absorb about half a million dollars in additional tariffs without dramatically raising prices at his men’s clothing brand, Ash & Erie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Muslims were quick to absorb the wisdom of the peoples that they conquered.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife