absorb
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This has been a banner year for stock listings, thanks largely to AI firms, but the massive size of the operations raises questions about whether the markets can continue to absorb them.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Many people who have opted for ARMs are likely to be able to absorb those increased costs, according to ICE data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
She worries about what children might absorb from arrangements with hired help, whose presence they register and whose they miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"You've got to be brave and know that you can absorb pressure, because you have always got more time than you think and you can really make things up," Root added.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
She raises her finger high in the air, turning so that the whole audience can absorb that she is about to outdo the elephant once and for all.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Protecting the Amazon is crucial to combat climate change, since its dense vegetation absorbs the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
If it touches the 10 million ceiling, Bern would be constitutionally required to tear up its free-movement agreement with the European Union, risking access to a market that absorbs over half of Swiss exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The observations show that the evening terminator absorbs more light than the morning terminator.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
As an electron sits in the vacuum, it occasionally absorbs or spits out one of these particles, such as a photon.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Worse, burned trees release the carbon they were storing, then destroy other plant life that could keep that carbon absorbed.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Elevated levels of government bond supply will be more easily absorbed if investors buying the bonds are confident of maintaining the real value of their investments, Iggo says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
Sarah says their daughters have absorbed her attitude towards money.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He’d been so absorbed in flying that he’d even forgotten to be worried.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
The markets are absorbing a fraction of that available capital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
When the MPS was disrupted, the neurons began absorbing material much faster.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
She never finished high school, but compensated for her incomplete education by devouring books and absorbing ideas.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
It set up an absorbing final quarter, and after Love's penalty pushed the All Blacks' lead out to four, Jordan conjured another clutch finish after a neat Luke Jacobsen offload.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It’s quiet, absorbing work that helps take my mind off my troubles.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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