absorbed

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Usyk responded with a sharp double uppercut in the second, but Verhoeven absorbed it well and fired back with two right hands of his own.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But its freight-oriented sister company, Conrail, absorbed back into the private market, made a comeback following deregulation and globalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

What’s more, most of the costs tied to the AI boom have been absorbed by businesses so far.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

When SpaceX absorbed xAI -- Musk's artificial intelligence company and the owner of social network X -- in February, eyebrows went up on Wall Street.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The teacher kept half an eye on her all the time and noticed that the child very soon became deeply absorbed in the book.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl