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is absorbing

  • present progressive of absorb (3rd person singular).

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Disney+ is absorbing Hulu, and it’s reached a point where it seems foolish to still use the standalone services as opposed to the bundle.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“He is doing what he has done from the start. He is absorbing pressure that the institution would otherwise have to absorb without him,” he wrote in an essay Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

“A hydrated plant is absorbing radiant heat up until the point of ignition, and then it’s part of the progression of the fire,” said Moritz.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

All of which is absorbing increasing amounts of megatechs’ cash flow.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

It is absorbing your personality, robbing you of your divine birthright, in which you say, "I will," "I will not."

From The Discipline of War Nine Addresses on the Lessons of the War in Connection with Lent by Potter, John Hasloch