Falling in love comes at the cost of losing close friends, because romantic partners absorb time that would otherwise be invested in Platonic relationships, researchers say.

研究者称谈恋爱的代价是损失亲密的朋友，因为恋人会占用原本投入到友情中的时间。

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Users always seem to adjust to higher prices, but the global economy has limits to how much shock it can absorb at any one time.

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Deputy Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the Pentagon was acting "because we're running out of time" to absorb potential changes to their budget.

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It is going to take some time for us to absorb this inventory that was just too high.

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