absorb

Example Sentences

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That means households have less room to absorb higher prices without cutting back on spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Many say they are struggling to absorb the costs but feel they have little choice.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Even before the conflict, consumers were contending with a soft labor market and a savings rate that left little room to absorb a sudden shock.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

So rather than pass the billions of dollars in tariff costs along to consumers, carmakers have chosen to absorb the blow.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Posterity eventually rewards those, like Bach and Handel, who can absorb and repackage the currents and fashions of their times, giving the resulting collage a distinctive voice of their own along the way.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall