absorber

Example Sentences

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Savers accept lower returns to own risk-free Treasury debt because it usually acts as a shock absorber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

First, China has turned itself into the world’s oil shock absorber.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Financial markets act like a shock absorber for investment.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Agroforestry and rewilding could transform the agricultural sector from a major generator to a net absorber of carbon emissions.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Hermes was now pulling Beck and Watney along, with Vogel's use of the tether acting as a shock absorber.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir