absorb

Example Sentences

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The Congressional Budget Office reached a similar conclusion: “U.S. businesses will absorb 30% of the import price increases by reducing their profit margins; the remaining 70% will be passed through to consumers by raising prices.”

From MarketWatch

British Gas customers increased to 7.5 million in the UK, after absorbing the customer base of Rebel Energy and Tomato Energy when those energy providers went bust.

From BBC

The cost of losing some of that luster: potentially higher borrowing costs, less capacity to absorb a financial shock, and less ability to create one with sanctions, Singh adds.

From Barron's

Mining, plantations, and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of lush Indonesian rainforest, removing trees that absorbed rain and helped stabilise soil.

From Barron's

In simple terms, when snow disappears, darker land absorbs more heat.

From Science Daily