Word: absorbate
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...kind of quiet,” said Jim Litinsky, one of Andy’s brothers. “He’d absorb everything. You’d see him sitting in a corner of a room full of adults, and his eyes would be darting all around...
...organization, we’re not posting a profit,” Hughes added, dismissing the suit’s estimates of thefacebook.com’s value. He said it was a common misconception that the facebook.com has so much money that it can easily absorb the costs of the legal process and any possible fines. “We’re breaking even, and we’re satisfied with that...
...gallon. The higher prices are rippling throughout the economy--transport costs are partly to blame for $4 gallons of milk--but so far most families have managed by cutting corners elsewhere. Economists have been impressed by consumers' resilience, although they are concerned about how much longer families can absorb the price shocks, especially as wage growth slows. Since January wages have plodded along at 2% growth, about half the rate in 2000, says Ken Goldstein of the Conference Board...
...devastate a delicate image. The one who snatched Vermeer's Love Letter from a Brussels museum in 1971 crammed it under his bed, leaving creases that required restoration. The Scream is especially vulnerable because it was painted on cardboard, which is less supple than canvas and also does not absorb paint as well. The slightest bend could cause pigment to flake away. If that happens, the anguished little man in Munch's picture won't be the only one who feels like screaming. --Reported by Walter Gibbs/Oslo, Lina Lofaro and Carolina A. Miranda/New York, Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles, Aatish Taseer/London...
...artful shots made me aware of all the details that a single photo, like the one of Spanish children playing on a street, can encompass. About a year ago, I started looking at photographs late at night before going to sleep because I wanted to learn about photography and absorb the information that can be uniquely documented in a picture. This way of learning by contemplating photographs, just as Nachtwey did with Cartier-Bresson's pictures, continues. PETRA VON SCHENCK Wiesbaden, Germany...