absorbed
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Some of her duties were reportedly absorbed by Robert Port, a veteran documentary filmmaker with no PR experience whose own hiring was shrouded in secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Only once the soil is wet, does it start to be properly absorbed by the deeper groundwater stores.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
This hydrogen formed a kind of cosmic fog that absorbed ultraviolet radiation, preventing that light from traveling freely across the universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said there is less slack in the economy relative to a year ago, and expects the remaining spare capacity to be absorbed during the next two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
His wife was under the fern exactly where he’d left her, absorbed in the life of her book.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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