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They absorb low-energy photons and convert that energy into higher-energy photons, creating a bright optical signal that researchers can measure.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

This profit engine has helped absorb significant macro headwinds and keep equity valuations anchored.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

For the non-Korean speakers in the audience the production can be a bit challenging to absorb, at least at first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Thus the little tiger began to absorb the lessons that prepared him for his destiny.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

They have served as "a buffer that absorbs bad years so that a single drought or a single dry season does not translate directly into a water crisis", she told reporters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Soot deposited on snow and ice absorbs more sunlight and accelerates melting.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

These orbitals contain valuable information about how a molecule behaves and interacts with its environment, including how it absorbs light and how chemical reactions may unfold.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

She absorbs everything she can about Mexico and about Mexicans in the United States.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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

They also absorbed the attention of successive administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

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

Bobby and Joan were present, but though Bobby may have absorbed some of what was said, he never participated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It was also Iran's third-largest customer, absorbing nearly 12 percent of its exports, worth more than $7 billion, according to the World Trade Organization.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

It means the unknown absorber must either be extremely effective at absorbing light, exist at a very high concentration inside the droplets, or satisfy both conditions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

AI adoption, and the efficiencies and productivity gains it promises, may provide the U.S. with a plausible path to absorbing higher interest-rate costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

For a long time, the Earth has been absorbing more energy than it loses.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nigro noted with proud amusement that his protégé was watching carefully and absorbing everything he could.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady