Example Sentences

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Officials weren’t sure the labor market—which had absorbed a historic 1-point rise in unemployment without a recession—would hold up without more help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

But by 1,000–2,000 years later, they had absorbed significant local ancestry.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

He paid tribute to Wardley, and credited his opponent for the punishment he had absorbed.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

They spent days cleaning the house; washing their clothes, bedding and rugs; and throwing away pillows that had absorbed smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Writing a story was a hopeless, puny enterprise when such powerful and chaotic forces were turning about her, and when all day long successive events had absorbed or transformed what had gone before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan