absence

As Smith often tells me, in the absence of communication, people assume the worst.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

She was struck by the Roebucks’ initial identification of their nephew Jeramy, the pill bottle of Jeramy’s left at the crime scene, and the absence of concrete evidence tying Walters to the crime.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many questions – in the absence of conclusive evidence – remain unanswered.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The impact of Garrett’s absence could be lessened if Aaron Donald plays for the first time next Monday night against the Giants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Ellis had barely spoken ten words during the journey, but the absence of his looming figure among them made their group seem very much smaller and weaker.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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

But as he approaches his 21st wedding anniversary, he says that periodic absences from home can have unexpected benefits.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

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

He has a wife who suffers his absences without complaint, and who arranges porcelain kittens by color, lightest to darkest, on two different shelves in their drawing room in Stuttgart.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr