absorbed
Example Sentences
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ICE absorbed the prohibitions when the agency was formed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
From Los Angeles Times
Krampus likely evolved from older, pre-Christian deities, just as Christmas absorbed solstice and midwinter customs, the author explained.
From Los Angeles Times
The Denver Broncos absorbed $85 million in dead money when they cut Russell Wilson just two years into an enormous contract.
Mr. Puryear absorbed Scandinavian principles of design while studying printmaking at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm.
These are material risks, yet the global system has absorbed them more smoothly than many expected.
From Barron's
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