The light absorbed,or collected, by an asbestos surface can be recognized by an appearance all its own.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

Children and many parents were completely absorbed in the robot-assisted tasks.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

Qi Sun explains that the loss of the fiber-rich outer layer allows starch to be absorbed more quickly into the body.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

"Our margins are really thin, in terms of our bottom line, and any additional costs have to be absorbed by the farmer because we can't pass on those costs to consumers directly,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.12