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

That means households have less room to absorb higher prices without cutting back on spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

His ability to absorb, criticize, and reject the received knowledge of his time—even that of his most renowned teachers—yet to rise unimpeded in his field of endeavor, reflect something of Magas’s patience and ambition.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro