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“For a 13-year-old to hang with Sweets Edison and absorb his philosophy, how intelligent he was, and how much he believed in people. I was lucky.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

So in other words, as the century unfolded, the housing stock in Rust Belt cities was able to absorb demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

According to Clecat, "whether higher logistics costs translate materially into consumer prices depends on the duration of the disruption, the commodity and companies' ability to absorb or pass on costs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Our calculations regard the concrete physical model of an atom that is placed in a cavity between two mirrors, where it can absorb and emit light particles," says postdoc Marcelo Janovitch.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

He paused to absorb this fact, but the corporals were in a hurry and pushed him on and soon they joined the stragglers on the road.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Use them in the same year and the deduction absorbs conversion income that would otherwise be taxed at your top rate.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Scientists have observed how energy moves through a molecule immediately after it absorbs light, revealing that individual atoms can record very different parts of the transformation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Warmer air absorbs more water, drying out vegetation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Held together by a long metal frame, the control rods are long, thin poles made of a material, often containing cadmium, that absorbs neutrons.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

You might have absorbed her cumulative presence across decades of guest roles from “The Twilight Zone” to “The Rockford Files” to “Newhart.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Under the old method, Crocs recognized the full retail price—$100, for example—and absorbed costs such as marketing and shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

While it has suffered thousands of casualties, its troops are now drone-savvy, having absorbed the lessons of the Ukraine war.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

As a result, most of the light entering one end can reach the other without being absorbed, scattered, or otherwise lost.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Even without drinking, they had to urinate frequently because of the water absorbed through their skin.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The feature is usually linked to dense gas absorbing photons in the atmospheres of stars that are a few hundred million years old.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Amazon and Twitch are not the first to start absorbing user data to build AI models as competition in the sector heats up.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Oceans are a vital regulator of the climate, absorbing most of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions and producing half of Earth's oxygen.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

It couldn’t have been a lack of quality that prevented Hulu from pursuing the subsequent seasons: It was some of the most absorbing TV available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

To classmates, he seemed obsessed with absorbing information and new ideas.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin