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absorb

[ab-sawrb, -zawrb] / æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /




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In our study, higher income didn’t necessarily equate to a higher capacity to absorb treatment costs and lowered anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

At the Interior Ministry, which oversees policing, pensions absorb 30% of total departmental spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

"User funds remain safe. Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not our users," it said on X.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users," the company said in a statement on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

I let my tears drip on the earth and the summer dust absorb them.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

Gas absorbs particular wavelengths of light, creating recognizable dips in a galaxy's spectrum.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Investors will be looking to see whether Binance absorbs losses without passing onto customers, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“A great CFO evaluates risks alongside the CEO, makes clear decisions, owns those decisions, absorbs operational risk for the team, and pivots decisively when circumstances require.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Perhaps the thick soft bark absorbs sound and creates a silence.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Were they also absorbed, at least partially, into the human populations that replaced them?

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said residents were also worried about flooding as the fields currently absorbed "vast amounts of rainwater".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some of her duties were reportedly absorbed by Robert Port, a veteran documentary filmmaker with no PR experience whose own hiring was shrouded in secrecy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He said there is less slack in the economy relative to a year ago, and expects the remaining spare capacity to be absorbed during the next two years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Strontium 90 is chemically similar to calcium, and so it is absorbed by the body and deposited in the bones.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

But absorbing the costs of Meta’s AI is a different story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, producing more of these compounds does not necessarily mean absorbing more calories overall.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Then he threw an out-and-up to Puka Nacua, absorbing a big hit as he released the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"The reason why all solar cells are black, and increasingly the whole panel is now black, is because black is the best absorbing colour."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He worked this way for hours and he enjoyed the absorbing task.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig


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