A method of making an absorbent article comprising the steps of: obtaining a carrier web and transporting the carrier web in a machine direction; obtaining first absorbent core web (560, 1060) and a second absorbent core web (570, 1070); cutting the first absorbent core web in a nesting configuration thereby forming a plurality of discrete first absorbent cores (560A, 1060A) having a first leading edge and a first trailing edge; cutting the second absorbent core web in a nesting configuration thereby forming a plurality of discrete second absorbent cores (570A, 1070A) having a second leading edge and a second trailing edge; joining a discrete second absorbent core to a discrete first absorbent core and to the carrier web, thereby forming a laminate structure web (581, 1080), wherein the first leading edge of the discrete first absorbent core is spaced from the second leading edge of the discrete second absorbent core in the machine direction; joining a backsheet web to the laminate structure web (581, 1080) by applying adhesive between the first absorbent core (560A, 1060A) and the second absorbent core (570A, 1070A), wherein at least a portion of the layer of adhesive is disposed on a liquid permeable cover sheet or an intermediate layer between the liquid permeable cover sheet and the first absorbent core longitudinally outboard of the first leading edge or the first trailing edge and wherein the layer of adhesive does not longitudinally extend beyond the second leading edge or the second trailing edge, thereby forming an absorbent article web; and cutting the absorbent article web into a plurality of discrete absorbent articles. obtaining a carrier web and transporting the carrier web in a machine direction; obtaining first absorbent core web (560, 1060) and a second absorbent core web (570, 1070); cutting the first absorbent core web in a nesting configuration thereby forming a plurality of discrete first absorbent cores (560A, 1060A) having a first leading edge and a first trailing edge; cutting the second absorbent core web in a nesting configuration thereby forming a plurality of discrete second absorbent cores (570A, 1070A) having a second leading edge and a second trailing edge; joining a discrete second absorbent core to a discrete first absorbent core and to the carrier web, thereby forming a laminate structure web (581, 1080), wherein the first leading edge of the discrete first absorbent core is spaced from the second leading edge of the discrete second absorbent core in the machine direction; joining a backsheet web to the laminate structure web (581, 1080) by applying adhesive between the first absorbent core (560A, 1060A) and the second absorbent core (570A, 1070A), wherein at least a portion of the layer of adhesive is disposed on a liquid permeable cover sheet or an intermediate layer between the liquid permeable cover sheet and the first absorbent core longitudinally outboard of the first leading edge or the first trailing edge and wherein the layer of adhesive does not longitudinally extend beyond the second leading edge or the second trailing edge, thereby forming an absorbent article web; and cutting the absorbent article web into a plurality of discrete absorbent articles.