absence
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Mr. Naismith deals with the evidence thoroughly, but in the absence of a narrative source, we are left with little idea of Offa as a person.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Raducanu made her return in Strasbourg this week after a two-month absence, losing in straight sets to France's Diane Parry.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“Nobody Wants This” “Despite the absence of last year’s comedy powerhouse ‘The Studio,’ the competition remains stiff with long-running heavyweights like ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Abbott’ and ‘Only Murders’ all in the running once again.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
In life, she’s the kid who realizes that parents don’t love all their children equally, and instead of lamenting that absence, surrounds herself with a chosen family that values her as she is.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Neither his physical stature nor his age, however, could compensate for his lengthy absence abroad throughout the great constitutional reforms of the late 1780s.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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