Sometimes they are used to absorb waste in chicken houses.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

West Africa's mangrove forests absorb thousands of tons of carbon dioxide, and could be a way for the region to get a foothold in the $136-billion carbon world market.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

That step,he said, shows it is designed to absorb those areas into Russia, both de facto and de jure, which is why Russia started the war (in August), Utiashvili said.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"Vitamin D has become a very hot topic in medicine now as we are discovering very high levels of vitamin D deficiency in our population, not only in the U.S.,but worldwide" Vitamin D helps our bodies absorb calcium and helps form and maintain strong bones.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28