absorbed
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One of their studies tracked mountain climbers and found that being totally absorbed in a demanding task well done correlated directly with happiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
What she absorbed instead, her mother, Jessica Leffler, said, was that she was too much: too dramatic, difficult, strange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
SpaceX, which absorbed Musk's AI startup xAI before going public, made its listing a partial AI bet, too.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Flash flooding is possible in areas where the ground is dry and very hard, making it difficult for rainfall to be absorbed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A few drops of rain had fallen and been quickly absorbed by the dry ground.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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