absorbing

Example Sentences

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However, he was drawn to football, not necessarily playing it but absorbing the tactics.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Several Fed districts highlighted the inflation-mitigation strategies of businesses that ranged from supply-chain adjustments, reduced offerings and absorbing higher costs themselves to preserve customer demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

To contain the damage of higher prices to their businesses, several regions highlighted inflation mitigation strategies that ranged from supply-chain optimization, product adjustments, reduced offerings, and temporarily absorbing higher costs to preserve customer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“The market was positioned as a flagship host city but is now absorbing a gap between expectation and reality.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Instead she put one foot in front of the other, her sneakers crunching the snow, her socks absorbing the wet and cold and transmitting it up her legs.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu