absence
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Amaya, of NOAA, noted that the current marine heat wave almost certainly would have formed in the absence of climate change.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Prosecutors had sought a three-year prison term, but the judges handed down a lower sentence while noting the "absence of severe harm to victims", The Korea Herald reported.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The absence of memory, combined with experiencing stocks always rising, is an underappreciated risk factor as younger investors emerge as a powerful market force.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
“For them, my papers reinforce the desirability of broad diversification — narrow portfolios selected in the absence of such skill have a high likelihood of underperforming the market,” Bessembinder told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
To that point went every leisure moment which her father’s claims on her allowed, and every moment of involuntary absence of mind.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing absence
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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