absorber

Example Sentences

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At the same time, American production growth—a key shock absorber for high prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—appears to be plateauing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The economic hierarchy that dominated the past decade—the U.S. as the global engine, China as the main absorber of capital, and emerging markets rising or falling with the commodity cycle—is fading.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

“In a perfect world,” Velis said, the SRF would be the shock absorber, where you are lending against good collateral to banks at the auction rate.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 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

But the only one who accepted his answer was Little Lou, who was like that, an absorber.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen