absorbing
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One wing stretches west along the river toward Louisville, absorbing some of its outer suburbs.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
This wide-open fight for governor may not be boffo entertainment or dazzling to those looking in from the outside, but it’s absorbing nonetheless.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
It continues to be an absorbing show; my 13-year-old consultant loves it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
While the Islamic world was spreading and absorbing new knowledge, enjoying the taste of sugar, Europe had gone the opposite way: isolation.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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