Word: absorbency
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According to the Radcliffe Institute, Radcliffe leaders in the 19th century hoped that Harvard would eventually absorb Radcliffe into the University and open its doors...
...sticker, but once inside, the dome opens, the tall creaking ladder slides loudly around in the dark, and the heavy telescope swings slowly on its ropes towards the tiny points of light. Best visited on a clear night when the moon is not too full, as its brightness will absorb everything else...
...European Union, led by France, nixed a compromise deal on the grounds that it cut the U.S. and other big polluters too much slack. The U.S. plan would have adjusted greenhouse gas emission figures to take "sinks," forests and other growing plants that absorb carbon dioxide, into account. The failure of the talks may have come as a relief to big oil-producing countries that might have seen demand for oil drop if industrialized countries were forced into investing in alternate energy sources. Indeed, as recently as September, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and other members of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...
...grants budget toward a few select groups. What doesn't kill the rest will only make them stronger. After the mass extinction, the survivors would roam the campus like giants, growing stronger and winning ever more resources. Like the two-party system, these large groups would reflect and absorb their disparate elements, forging a stronger, broader student community...
LEARNING TO LEARN The thinking has long been that kids with dyslexia and other learning disabilities must work twice as hard to absorb as much as their peers. Now some teachers are making classwork more inviting to all students by adopting dyslexia-friendly "universal instructional designs" that use visual aids like slides, repeat concepts several times and allow more time for tests and note taking...