are absorbing
- present progressive of absorb.
Example Sentences
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Bankers interpret this as a sign that slightly better-off consumers are absorbing the higher prices, while lower-income customers are increasingly cutting back or seeking cheaper alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
The performances are absorbing, though the fact that Anna and Jack are at odds for much of the six-part series is probably fortunate, because the actors are so stylistically incompatible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Parts of emerging Asia are absorbing a growing share of capital.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Because they are rotating chaotically, different parts of the surface are absorbing and re-emitting heat at any given time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
The towns are absorbing even more than the natural increment of country population; they are drawing off the middle-aged as well as the young.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
