absorber
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"The model places a demanding constraint on any proposed absorber," said Paul B. Rimmer of the University of Cambridge, UK.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Paradoxically, by placing additional constraints on the unknown absorber, we might have made the mystery even more intriguing," said Janusz J. Petkowski of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The pullback in oil purchasing has acted as a shock absorber for the global economy, keeping a lid on prices, and was a big surprise to commodities traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Guardrails and a shock absorber can be added to the actuarial method to limit spending swings, especially for discretionary funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hermes was now pulling Beck and Watney along, with Vogel's use of the tether acting as a shock absorber.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing absorber
Nuclear Processes
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Physics - High School
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