absence

Five days after I received the message about Pete Heseth, I returned to civilization to find that very little had changed in my absence.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

When a bite occurs, fragile health systems, long travel distances to regional facilities and the high cost or total absence of effective antivenom mean a treatable medical emergency can quickly become fatal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Abundant food and drink . . . an apparent absence of crime” and any number of good pubs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

As much as the absence of his own children hurt, you were all there for him, and he remembered that in his will.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Besides, I should get home. Who’s been training the squirrels in my absence? My mother will be worrying. And we don’t eat guinea pigs in the Red Woods. We’re all vegetarians, mind you.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

When the university authorities threatened to withhold Marlowe’s degree following prolonged absences from Cambridge, the Privy Council intervened to reassure them that he had “done her Majesty good service.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Maddison is part of a returning group of players, including Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski, who are making comebacks from lengthy absences.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The class-action, led by four ex-warehouse workers, alleges that Amazon deducted their bank of unpaid time off or flagged them for “time off-task” for medically necessary breaks or absences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

For many Cameroonians, however, Biya's repeated absences over the past two decades have become a source of growing frustration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

I hadn’t minded Adam’s increasing absences, especially since he made it so clear how much he minded them.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman