absorb
Example Sentences
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When intestinal cells absorb cysteine from food, they convert it into a molecule called CoA.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Chewy hasn’t yet forecast what impact they could make on the year, but Singh said the company has “the ability to absorb it again without coming off of our earnings algorithm.”
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Add it up and these three expenses absorb most of the $38,000 gain, leaving many families—especially those with young children or in high-cost cities—with roughly the same disposable income their parents had, despite earning more.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
While investors have largely treated the latest energy-driven inflation pressures as temporary, the buffers that had helped absorb the shock from lost oil supply may be fading, Evercore’s Altman said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
In this way, they gradually absorb the artistic tradition of their time and place until they have gained a firm footing in it.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing absorb
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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