absorb
Example Sentences
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“We are going to absorb it, optimize it and scale it into something that is really truly fantastic,” said Rocket Lab Chief Executive Peter Beck in a YouTube presentation of the deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
It was struggling to absorb the cost of reunification and unemployment was almost twice its current level, pushed up by rigid labor laws and the second-highest labor costs in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
There must be "adequate regulation also beyond the banking perimeter", to ensure they can absorb the risks they take, Maechler said.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
In response, First Minister John Swinney told the chamber that Scotland had the capacity to absorb and overcome every passing storm.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Some of the uranium 238 atoms will absorb a stray neutron and undergo a series of transformations to become plutonium 239.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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