absorber

Example Sentences

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Savers accept lower returns to own risk-free Treasury debt because it usually acts as a shock absorber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“We don’t have quite the shock absorber that we used to have,” Croft said in an interview.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Financial markets act like a shock absorber for investment.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

Agroforestry and rewilding could transform the agricultural sector from a major generator to a net absorber of carbon emissions.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Either in spite, or because, of his silence, I talked incessantly, with my legs crossed, ankle on knee, and constantly using my sock as an absorber for the perspiration on my palm.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger