soaking up
Example Sentences
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Maybe, but with the AI boom soaking up a disproportionate share of investment and bond-market jitters worldwide, longer-term interest rates and residential construction are headed in the wrong direction for now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Look, if you can’t resist soaking up at least a little of the grandiose spectacle — either despite the awfulness of the larger meta-narrative or because of it — I won’t tell.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Grant is soaking up the experience, and encouraging her younger teammates to, too: “‘Enjoy this, it’s so rare to be here’ … and, ‘Hey, we can do this, we can do it together.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Higher oil prices are soaking up more of their discretionary funds.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
When the conference broke up, I lingered in a quiet corner, soaking up the sights and sounds around me.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
