absorbed

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A large international research effort has found that Earth's oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began.

From Science Daily

“He looks weak as a sickly lamb,” I observed, folding and refolding my napkin and pretending to be absorbed in my place setting.

From Literature

Only part of the sugar is absorbed in the small intestine, while much of it is fermented by gut bacteria in the colon.

From Science Daily

Thousands of Angelenos and Americans have absorbed the same and worse losses every day of the last year.

From Los Angeles Times

When the treatment was injected into tumors, macrophages quickly absorbed the nanoparticles and began producing proteins that identify cancer cells.

From Science Daily