absorbing

Example Sentences

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But not every airline can keep fares in check by absorbing the higher fuel costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

This inability to spread risk made U.S. banks, and the economy they served, inherently fragile, with a financial infrastructure prone to amplifying shocks rather than absorbing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The harder thing to know is how long American households can keep absorbing rising inflation, higher borrowing costs and roughly $4.50-a-gallon gas prices before it hurts the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

But I seemed to have a knack for it above and beyond my natural penchant for absorbing knowledge, so there was never too long a wait.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss