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absorbed

[ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd] / æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd /


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To make that comparison possible, the researchers combined observations of Venus with a radiative-transfer model that tracks how light is repeatedly scattered and absorbed by cloud droplets and atmospheric molecules.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

More than 90 percent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed by the oceans, sparing land from warming but at severe cost to marine life, reefs and coastal communities.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Thus banking fundamentals are neglected while resources and bandwidth are absorbed by these new and extensive compliance requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

It has been proposed that health care in the islands would be absorbed by local authorities, though no decisions have been made on this.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Instead of using nanocrystals to reflect light and change color, chromatophores absorbed light to change color.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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