absorb
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Apple's price hikes follow a slew of firms increasing device prices to help them absorb rising hardware costs.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
High margins allowed chip companies to absorb increased helium prices, while the U.S. also supported global supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
We have the chance to absorb an interesting story from it, as long as it’s not the shallow one above.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
The citrus fruit, the coach believes, has the spiritual ability to absorb negative energy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Then he gazed down at the wise old face and tried to absorb the enormous and incomprehensible truth: that never again would Dumbledore speak to him, never again could he help...
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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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