absence
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If there were was a decent offer and the possibility of higher ones, his absence would have been understandable.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The court also noted the absence of any genetic or lifestyle-related factors that could otherwise explain the cancer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The absence of a clear forward guidance leaves the Fed’s reaction function unusually uncertain, said Gabriele Foa, global credit portfolio manager at Algebris in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“In the absence of material escalation and amid continuing grey flows through the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets remained mostly in a wait-and-see mode,” Peter Sidorov of Deutsche Bank wrote in a note on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Not a single person breathed a word in his absence.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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
Raman countered that many of her absences were the result of her attendance on regional boards and oversight bodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fridays are "becoming a particular weak spot for attendance", he added, and said he would be investigating why pupil illness absences are regularly significantly higher at the end of each week.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A third calls for a pulse check on a law passed by the Legislature in 2025 that lets public schools excuse student absences for off-campus religious instruction.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
No matter how sick a student might be, absences were not allowed.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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