absorbed
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The caregiving burden this puts on younger generations results in a quiet shadow job, experts say — one that gets absorbed into their lives and depletes them physically, mentally and financially.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
At the Royal College of Art, Hockney stood out as a superlative draftsman, who absorbed the classical training on his own terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Despite these issues, Cohen says he has absorbed most of the cost increases, and that his sales are up.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In past unemployment spikes—like the Dot-com bubble in the early 2000s and the global financial crisis between 2007 and 2008—Medicaid absorbed fallout and grew by more than 20%, Barclays notes.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He quietly absorbed it all, getting used to this new, more chaotic reality, and tried to figure out his place inside it, for however long it lasted.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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