absorbed
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But that’s not the story most people have absorbed.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
But Dudamel also arrived with a vision of music that he had absorbed from El Sistema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
This idea suggests that the physical structure of dairy foods influences how their nutrients are digested, absorbed, and ultimately affect the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
After the global financial crisis and through the 2010s, central and commercial banks absorbed rising issuance through quantitative easing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Still, my life remained absorbed by school and play and chores, running to the bakery to buy a loaf of bread or to the cobbler to pick up shoes that had been mended.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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