absorbed
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High surface temperatures increase the heat absorbed by the human body through radiation and can make urban areas feel considerably hotter than the official temperature, particularly where there is little shade or vegetation.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 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
Scientists believe they absorbed nutrients directly from the surrounding seawater.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
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
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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