absent
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“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
“It’s not just intimate contact, it’s not just close contact. There is evidence that it spread without those things happening but it was absent from the official messaging for at least a week.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
"The Fast and the Furious" will be screened in a midnight slot later in the day, bringing some Hollywood razzle-dazzle to Cannes where US studios are notably absent.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
It is also a political party represented in parliament and in the government, and a social movement that runs services including schools and hospitals in areas where the state has been absent.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Mr. Kempsey'd notice straight off that I was absent on my dreaded form-assembly day.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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