absorbing
Example Sentences
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Tariffs added further pressure, leaving companies to choose between raising prices and testing consumer patience or absorbing margin hits.
From Barron's
The study showed that skin cells are highly efficient at absorbing vitamin C from the blood, with uptake into the outer epidermal layer appearing to be a priority.
From Science Daily
"The combination of youth and ancient chemistry suggests this star didn't evolve in isolation. It likely acquired extra mass from a companion, either through a merger or by absorbing material when the black hole formed."
From Science Daily
In places where this dust lies close to hot, newly formed stars, it reflects their light instead of absorbing it, producing soft blue regions called reflection nebulae.
From Science Daily
Should they do so, it would mean absorbing the largest amount of dead money for any single player ever.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
