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It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

"You would assume that such an impact would have shattered Phobos, unless it has a very low homogeneous density, like a sponge that can absorb that kind of impact," says Haser.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

This profit engine has helped absorb significant macro headwinds and keep equity valuations anchored.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Others believe energy and trade volatility are here to stay, leaving zero wiggle room to absorb the hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The more I was able to absorb in this process, the more I wanted to absorb.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Propellers were being chiseled from oak, which absorbs radar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Held together by a long metal frame, the control rods are long, thin poles made of a material, often containing cadmium, that absorbs neutrons.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

After drinking a cup of coffee, it is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it quickly reaches the brain.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Ultimately,” he said, “the losses must still be absorbed somewhere in the economy through higher taxes, lower returns to households … or some combination of these.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

To make that comparison possible, the researchers combined observations of Venus with a radiative-transfer model that tracks how light is repeatedly scattered and absorbed by cloud droplets and atmospheric molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Though the bugs swarmed around him, the poison didn’t seem to have any effect on the shadow bird—his black feathers just absorbed it like ink into the page.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Treasury yields are little changed in Asian trade, absorbing the Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point interest-rate hike Wednesday and the prospect of more tightening to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was also Iran's third-largest customer, absorbing nearly 12 percent of its exports, worth more than $7 billion, according to the World Trade Organization.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

One possible class of substances capable of such strong absorption is highly absorbing conjugated organic molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Part of growing as a creative is absorbing more reference materials, especially those outside of your comfort zone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Four more years in the White House meant four more years of being out front as symbols, absorbing and responding to whatever came our country’s way.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama