absorbent
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Once the reflective white snow coverage from winter is gone from the top of the glacier, the darker, more absorbent grey surface of the bare ice is exposed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
And then, of course, there is the absorbent core—which holds what scientists refer to as the “insult.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The Paper also reported that while national standards for sanitary pads specify that the products can measure within 4% of advertised lengths, they do not specify the length of the absorbent layer in sanitary pads.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
These chemicals can help make the material in tampons and pads more absorbent, but advocates argue they can be replaced by safer substances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
The flesh-colored fabric of the dummy’s skin makes a good, absorbent canvas.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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