be absorbed in
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They may be nervous, stressed, not speak the language, be absorbed in their own head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It’s a hefty tome, and the publisher hopes to sell it as “a book to be read and kept for posterity,” which implies it needn’t be absorbed in one gulp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Indeed, two separate FDA studies published in 2019 and 2020 found that ingredients commonly found in chemical sunscreens, including oxybenzone, can be absorbed in the skin and linger for days.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2023
But that’s one of the misleading qualities of abstract art: the illusion that it can be absorbed in a glance and summarized in a sentence.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022
He still seemed to be absorbed in something.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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