absorbed

Example Sentences

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The airport previously explained this was because it had "temporarily absorbed demand from elsewhere".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In a more confident, profitable environment, or when Hollywood is churning out films more regularly, a commercial dud might be easily absorbed.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It is a stark illustration of how one of the world’s last hunter-gatherer societies is being absorbed into the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A “shock of this magnitude cannot be absorbed through the crude market alone,” a J.P.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Perhaps because of the months he spent absorbed in working on the clock itself, the circus feels familiar, comfortable.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern