absorbed

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Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria absorbed the rhetorical blows, followed the heated back-and-forths and took in each and every one of the candidates’ myriad policy prescriptions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

Distributors absorbed early cost rises on the assumption that the war would end quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

That is in line with the so-called breakeven rate, the level of job creation at which new people entering the workforce can be absorbed.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

I kept to the narrow footpath, clear and white in the moonlight, walking swiftly and absorbed in my thoughts.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya