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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd] / æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /


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Businesses that have already absorbed higher costs from tariffs may pass them along to consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The result is a system that has absorbed Enlightenment epistemology as a byproduct of learning to model human reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

That means losses are absorbed primarily by long-term equity investors rather than short-term creditors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

While the amount of great music we absorbed as a staff left us a little delirious, it ensured we’d have plenty of moments to recall for a highlight reel of Weekend 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She cooked his meals and absorbed his barrage of complaints and said nothing in her own defense.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama