absorbed

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The volume of debris it absorbed was five times greater than the volume of water alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This means that roughly 1.3 molybdenum-based metal complexes were activated for every photon absorbed, exceeding the usual limit and demonstrating that more energy carriers were produced than incoming photons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told a packed room on Monday that oil prices had not yet fully absorbed the effects of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

With a traditional defined-benefit plan, the employer absorbed the ups and downs of the market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Instead of using nanocrystals to reflect light and change color, chromatophores absorbed light to change color.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste