absorbed
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But by 1,000–2,000 years later, they had absorbed significant local ancestry.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
George Santayana’s famous observation about history has been absorbed into the bloodstream of popular thought: Those who don’t learn from it are doomed to repeat it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Usyk responded with a sharp double uppercut in the second, but Verhoeven absorbed it well and fired back with two right hands of his own.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
When SpaceX absorbed xAI -- Musk's artificial intelligence company and the owner of social network X -- in February, eyebrows went up on Wall Street.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Taran grew so absorbed in not making noise that he soon lagged far behind Gwydion.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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